Isis A History.
An authoritative introduction to ISIS--now expanded and revised to bring events up to the presentThe 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 governin...
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2021.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv18b5d6w |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface to the 2021 Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Down the Rabbit Hole and into the History of ISIS
- 1. The World According to ISIS
- 2. Where ISIS Came From: Zarqawi to Baghdadi
- 3. How Broken Iraqi Politics Fueled the Revival of ISIS
- 4. Baghdadi's Evolution: From Invisible to Infamous
- 5. Baathists and ISIS Jihadists: Who Converted Whom?
- 6. How the Syrian War Empowered ISIS
- 7. Misappropriating the Arab Spring Uprisings
- 8. The Islamic State versus Al Qaeda: Redefining Jihad and the Transition from the Global to the Local
- Conclusion: The Future of the Islamic State
- Notes
- Index