RT Book
T1 The Islamic State: a comparative history of jihadist warfare
A1 Celso, Anthony N. 1959-
LA English
PP Lanham Boulder New York London
PB Lexington Books
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1640104852
AB 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
AB 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
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV6433.I722
SN 9781498569781
K1 IS (Organization)
K1 Jihad
K1 Islamic fundamentalism : History : 21st century : Middle East
K1 Radicalism : Middle East
K1 Terrorism : Religious aspects : Islam
K1 Islamic fundamentalism
K1 War
K1 Middle East
K1 Islamischer Staat : Islam : Fundamentalismus
K1 Islamischer Staat : Islam : Fundamentalismus : Djihad : Geschichte