Gerges Fawaz A.
Gerges Fawaz A. - Isis A History - Paperback
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Description: An authoritative introduction to ISIS now expanded and revised to bring events up to the present The Islamic State stunned the world with its savagery destructiveness and military and recruiting successes. However its most striking and distinctive characteristic was its capacity to build governing institutions and a theologically grounded national identity. What explains the rise of ISIS and the caliphate and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions. Moving beyond journalistic accounts Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling explanation of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS. This new edition brings the story of ISIS to the present covering key events from the military defeat of its territorial state to the death of its leader al - Baghdadi and analyzing how the ongoing Syrian Iraqi and Saudi - Iranian conflict could lead to ISIS's revival.
Title: Isis A History
Author(s): Gerges Fawaz A.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691211916
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Category: Revolutionary Groups & Movements
Description: An authoritative introduction to ISIS now expanded and revised to bring events up to the present The Islamic State stunned the world with its savagery destructiveness and military and recruiting successes. However its most striking and distinctive characteristic was its capacity to build governing institutions and a theologically grounded national identity. What explains the rise of ISIS and the caliphate and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions. Moving beyond journalistic accounts Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling explanation of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS. This new edition brings the story of ISIS to the present covering key events from the military defeat of its territorial state to the death of its leader al - Baghdadi and analyzing how the ongoing Syrian Iraqi and Saudi - Iranian conflict could lead to ISIS's revival.
Title: Isis A History
Author(s): Gerges Fawaz A.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691211916
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Category: Revolutionary Groups & Movements
