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The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam
The Assassins A Radical Sect in Islam
Author: Bernard Lewis
The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic use of murder as a political weapon. Established in Iran and Syria in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they aimed to overthrow the e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465004980
ISBN-10: 0465004989
Publication Date: 11/2002
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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