Jihadi Terrorism : Making of a World War?/Shashi B.
Sahai. New Delhi, Gyan Pub., 2006, 328 p., ISBN 81-212-0905-6.
Jihadi Terrorism : Making of a World War?/Shashi B.
Sahai. New Delhi, Gyan Pub., 2006, 328 p., ISBN 81-212-0905-6.
Contents: Prologue. 1. War, Jihad and terrorism: historical background. 2. Jihadi terror at the center stage. 3. How, why and to what end? 4. The gathering storm. 5. Makings of a World War. 6. War with a difference. 7. The Muslim world. 8. The Pakistan connection. 9. India's Brush with Islamism. Epilogue. Selected book references. Notes on other source materials. Index.
"Jihadi Terrorism is in the air today the world over. It has come to the centre stage of the world, which poses some pertinent questions. What has brought it about at this point of time in the chequered history of the world? Is it the arrogance of western powers vis a vis the Muslim world? or the running sources of Palestine and Kashmir for example? But after the end of western imperialism since mid-20 century, Muslim countries of the middle east have never been more free and vibrant as today. Palestine and Kashmir problems have been there since 1948, but there was no terrorism of the kind and on the scale as today. How come it has emerged as a major threat to peace now? So much is being said and written about Jihad but these vital questions have not been touched upon. That leaves a vacuum in the literature on the subject and this book is an effort at filling that." (jacket)