{"product_id":"9780313353741","title":"Osama bin Laden A Biography","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOsama bin Laden\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Biography\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas R. Mockaitis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Criminals \u0026amp; Outlaws\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis concise biography of the world's most notorious terrorist tells the fascinating story of the evolution of a wealthy businesman's son to the 9\/11 mastermind who declared war on America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOsama bin Laden: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e offers a concise, fact-based portrait of a man whose rise from obscurity to notoriety coincides with some of the most traumatic events of the 21st century. It follows bin Laden's story from his life in Saudi society in the 1960s and 1970s to his religious conversion, his emergence as a jihadist leader, his horrifying terrorist attacks, and his near-mythic status in parts of the Muslim world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wide range of sources, \u003ci\u003eOsama bin Laden\u003c\/i\u003e finds the political and religious roots of a worldview that combines devout faith with a belief in violence and terrorism. The book pays particular attention to the spread of radical Islam from Egypt to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as well as the development of Al Qaeda and its current scope and capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThomas R. Mockaitis\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is professor of history at DePaul University, Chicago, IL. His published works include Praeger's \u003ci\u003eThe \"New\" Terrorism: Myths and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIraq and the Challenge of Counterinsurgency\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 January 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreenwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780313353741\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936331006092,"sku":"9780313353741","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1fdbad8d-b56d-4d48-8b94-e7823e162944.jpg?v=1786017836","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780313353741","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}