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Author:

Johnson, Ian, 1962 July 27-

Title:

A mosque in Munich : Nazis, the CIA, and the Muslim Brotherhood in the West / Ian Johnson.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xvi, 318 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Islam and politics--Munich--Munich--History--20th century.
Mosques--Munich--Munich--History--20th century.
Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt)--History--20th century.
Islamic fundamentalism--Munich--Munich--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Muslim.
Ex-Nazis--Munich--Munich--History--20th century.
Mende, Gerhard von,--1904-
Cold War.
United States.--Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.
Anti-communist movements--Munich--Munich--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-297) and index.

Contents:

On the edge of town -- Hot wars. The Eastern front ; The Turkologist ; The Nazi prototype -- Cold wars. Reviving the Ostministerium ; The key to the Third World ; Learning their lesson ; "A politically smart act" : the mosque is conceived ; Dr. Ramadan arrives ; Marriage of convenience ; The novelist's tale ; Winning the mosque ; Losing control -- Modern wars. The Brotherhood triumphant ; Beyond Munich ; Defining the debate ; 1950s redux -- Inside the mosque.

ISBN:

0151014183
9780151014187

OCLC:

(OCoLC)435967559

LCCN:

2009035285

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)