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Osama bin Laden / Michael Scheuer.

Author/creator Scheuer, Michael
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxi, 278 p. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science
Subject(s)
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.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010021715
ISBN0199738661 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780199738663 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

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