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ISIS : a history  Cover Image Book Book

ISIS : a history / Fawaz A. Gerges.

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  • ISBN: 9780691170008
  • ISBN: 0691170002
  • Physical Description: xiii, 368 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Princeton ; Princeton University Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-351) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: down the rabbit hole and into the history of ISIS -- The world according to ISIS -- Where ISIS came from: Zarqawi to Baghdadi -- How broken Iraqi politics fueled the revival of ISIS -- Baghdadi's evolution: from invisible to infamous -- Baathists and ISIS Jihadists: who converted whom? -- How the Syrian War empowered ISIS -- Misappropriating the Arab Spring uprisings -- ISIS versus Al Qaeda: redefining Jihad and the transition from the global to the local -- Conclusion: the future of ISIS.
Subject: IS (Organization)
Islamic fundamentalism.
Jihad.
Terrorism > Middle East.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.

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Pease Public Library 363.325 GERGES
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