9-11 and beyond, 2d ed.07575203679-11 and beyond, 2d ed. Ed. by James Jandrowitz and Jay Spaulding. Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. 2005 294 pages $40.95 Paperback HV6432 In this collection of 28 primary documents including addresses, letters, opinion articles, reviews and testimony, contributors ranging from bin Laden and al-Zarqawi to foreign correspondents foreign correspondent n. A correspondent who sends news reports or commentary from a foreign country for broadcast or publication. Noun 1. and members of the Bush administration examine the repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl of the attacks within the language of the most significant actors and policy makers. Topics range from definitions of jihad jihad: see Islam. jihad In Islam, the central doctrine that calls on believers to combat the enemies of their religion. According to the Qur'an and the Hadith, jihad is a duty that may be fulfilled in four ways: by the heart, the tongue, the hand, , opinion of the English, the art of kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. Americans, the impact of the foreign-born on the US, the work and results of the 9/11 Commission, and the very real presence of ghosts. Each selection includes study questions and topics for analysis accessible to a general readership. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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