Osama bin Laden / Michael Scheuer.

Author/creator Scheuer, Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxi, 278 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011--Political and social views.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011--Psychology.
Terrorists--Saudi Arabia. --Biography.
Terrorism--Religious aspects. --Islam.
Islamic fundamentalism--Political aspects.
Islamic countries--Relations. --Western countries.
Western countries--Relations. --Islamic countries.

Contents Osama bin Laden as subject -- Education, 1957-1979 -- Apprenticeship, 1979-1989 -- Nomad, 1989-1996 -- Organizer, 1996-2001 -- Survivor and planner, 2001-2010 -- The bin Laden era.
Abstract Available biographies depict Osama bin Laden as a historical figure, the mastermind behind 9/11, but no longer relevant to the world it created. In this book, Scheuer, the first head of the CIA's bin Laden Unit, provides a closely reasoned portrait of bin Laden.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-262) and index.
LCCN 2010021715
ISBN0199738661 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780199738663 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV6430.B55 S33 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold