The ISIS Reader: Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement - Couverture rigide

Ingram, Haroro J.; Whiteside, Craig; Winter, Charlie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1787381978 ISBN 13 : 9781787381971

Editeur : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2020

Synopsis

In the wake of its 'Caliphate' declaration in 2014, the self-described Islamic State has been the focus of countless academic papers, government studies, media commentaries and documentaries. Despite all this attention, persistent myths continue to shape--and misdirect--public understanding and strategic policy decisions. A significant factor in this trend has been a strong disinclination to engage critically with Islamic State's speeches and writings--as if doing so reflects empathy with the movement's goals or, even more absurdly, may itself lead to radicalisation. Going beyond the descriptive and the sensationalist, this volume presents and analyses a series of milestone Islamic State primary source materials. Scholar-practitioners with field experience in confronting the movement explore and contextualise its approach to warfare, propaganda and governance, examining the factors behind its dramatic evolution from failed proto-state in 2010 to standard-bearer of global jihadism in 2014, to besieged insurgency in 2019. 'The ISIS Reader' will help anyone--students and journalists, military personnel, civil servants and inquisitive observers--to better understand not only the evolution of Islamic State and the dynamics of asymmetric warfare, but the importance of primary sources in doing so.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Haroro J. Ingram is a senior research fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.

Craig Whiteside teaches National Security Affairs at the Naval War College Monterey, California.

Charlie Winter is a senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, King’s College London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1787381978
• ISBN 13: 9781787381971
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218; gpsr.requests@easproject.com; ; Mustamäe tee 50, 10621, Tallinn, Estonia; Tallinn; 10621; Estonie