Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam - Brossura

Dalin, David

 
9781412810777: Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam
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ISBN 10: 1412810779 ISBN 13: 9781412810777
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2009

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A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in this riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with vigor and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages, Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who, during World War II, was called "the fuhrer of the Arab world" and whose ugly legacy lives on today.

With new and disturbing details, David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann show how al -Husseini ingratiated himself with his hero, Adolf Hitler, becoming, with his blond hair and blue eyes, an "honorary Aryan" while dreaming of being installed as Nazi leader of the Middle East. Al-Husseini would later recruit more than 100,000 Muslims in Europe to fight in divisions of the Waffen- SS, and obstruct negotiations with the Allies that might have allowed four thousand Jewish children to escape to Palestine. Some believe that al-Husseini even inspired Hitler to implement the Final Solution. At war's end, al-Husseini escaped indictment at Nuremberg and was harbored in France.

Icon of Evil chronicles al-Husseini's postwar relationships with such influential Islamic figures as the radical theoretician Sayyid Qutb and Saddam Hussein's powerful uncle General Khairallah Talfah and his crucial mentoring of the young Yasser Ararat. Finally, it provides compelling evidence that al-Husseini's actions and writings serve as inspirations today to the leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations pledged to destroy Israel and the United States.

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David Dalin

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1412810779
ISBN 13 
9781412810777
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
256
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
80331
Germania

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9781400066537: Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1400066530 ISBN 13:  9781400066537
Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2008
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