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SECURITY STUDIES / TERRORISM
FORTHCOMING
Pakistan
The Taliban, Al Qaeda, and the Rise of Terrorism
WILLIAM J. TOPICH
Why is the volatile political status of Pakistan so critical to world security? How did
the tribal region of northwest Pakistan become home to numerous insurgent factions,
including the Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda? Is the government of Pakistan actively
combating or facilitating terrorism and the growth of extremism? Pakistan: The Taliban,
Al Qaeda, and the Rise of Terrorism addresses and answers these questions and more,
providing a current and comprehensive examination of the terrorist and insurgent groups
February 2018, 245pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
Print: 978-1-4408-3760-9 that use Pakistan as their global base of operation.
$75.00, £58.00, €69.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-3761-6 FEATURES
• Offers a comprehensive look at the broad range of terrorist and insurgent groups
operating in Pakistan
WILLIAM J. TOPICH is chair of
the Department of Social Science • Examines the nature of Pakistan’s response to combating these groups from within and
at Pulaski Academy, a college addresses complex questions regarding whether its policies facilitate or obstruct the
preparatory school in Little Rock, AR. violence
• Covers heated issues such as U.S. drone strikes in the region that target various radical
groups as well as relations between the United States and Pakistan
• Considers Pakistan’s future prospects in terms of the growth of radicalized activity, the
nation’s internal political struggles, and the survival of the state
Boko Haram and the War on Terror
CAROLINE VARIN
In 2009, Nigerian security forces stormed a religious cult by the name of Boko Haram,
killing its leader and thousands of followers. Six years later, Boko Haram is an enemy to
reckon with, boasting 15,000 members and taking credit for 20,000 deaths. This book looks
at the successful rise of this terrorist group, probing the religious and political environment
that enabled a relatively small cult to threaten a nation.
The study draws on the author’s fieldwork in Nigeria, where she had access to officials,
activists, psychologists, and military personnel. Written in a clear and accessible manner,
it offers a micro-to-macro investigation of the Boko Haram as a phenomenon. It also
provides readers with an understanding of the regional dynamics that obstructed political
August 2016, 187pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 and military cooperation among neighboring countries, enabling Boko Haram’s success.
Print: 978-1-4408-4410-2 This book traces the group’s religious origins in the early 2000s and documents its violent
$75.00, £58.00, €69.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-4411-9 political claims in Nigeria and across the border in Northern Cameroon, Niger, and
Chad. Finally, it examines the impact of the international War on Terror and presents a
comparative study of other contemporary terrorism movements and their networks.
CAROLINE VARIN, PhD, is lecturer
in security and international FEATURES
organizations at Regent’s University • Takes a comprehensive approach to the political, historical, social, economic, and
London.
international dynamics that enabled the rise and transformation of Boko Haram
• Draws on field work in Nigeria, including interviews with military representatives,
politicians, activists, psychologists, security operatives, and victims of the Boko Haram war
• Offers a comprehensive analysis of contemporary Nigeria at a crucial point in its history
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