Satanic Purses
Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on Terror
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2006
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773531505
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $65.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773534544
- Publish Date
- Aug 2008
- List Price
- $28.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773578197
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $24.95
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Naylor argues that bin Laden's role in various terrorist activities has been grossly exaggerated and that the idea of al-Qa?idah as a well-financed, centrally directed movement is a fable akin to misconceptions about the Mafia. Satanic Purses makes clear that the myths surrounding the war on terror, especially the alleged existence of hordes of Islamic terror dollars, have led Western countries, particularly the US, to policies that create death and disorder abroad and the loss of due process and privacy at home.
About the author
R.T. Naylor is the author of many books, including Economic Warfare: Sanctions, Embargo Busting, and Their Human Cost, and Bankers, Bagmen, and Bandits: Business and Politics in the Age of Greed. He is professor, economics, at McGill University in Montreal.
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