The Islamic State: a comparative history of jihadist warfare

The book examines the progressive radicalization of modern Sunni jihadist movements from a comparative perspective. It links growing jihadist extremism to past failures and analyzes the rise and fall of the Islamic State's "caliphate" as the culmination of this evolution

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1. VerfasserIn: Celso, Anthony N. 1959- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Lanham Boulder New York London Lexington Books [2018]
In:Jahr: 2018
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Zusammenfassung:The book examines the progressive radicalization of modern Sunni jihadist movements from a comparative perspective. It links growing jihadist extremism to past failures and analyzes the rise and fall of the Islamic State's "caliphate" as the culmination of this evolution
Introduction : the Islamic State in comparative context -- Jihadist insurgency : failure and destruction breed resilience -- Islamic regression, jihadist frustration and Takfirist hyper violence -- The Islamic state Islamist "fifth wave" Islamist worldview -- The Islamic State's impact on jihadist insurgency in Iraq and Syria -- The Islamic State's reorientation of jihad in Egypt and Libya -- The Islamic State's impact on jihadist war in Nigeria and Mali -- The Islamic State's totalistic war against the West -- The jihadist forever war : six key conclusions
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:xxiii, 247 Seiten, 23 cm
ISBN:9781498569781