The New Threat From Islamic Militancy - Couverture souple

Burke, Jason

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847923488 ISBN 13 : 9781847923486

Editeur : Bodley Head, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In The New Threat renowned expert and prize-winning reporter Jason Burke provides the clearest and most comprehensive guide to Islamic militancy today.

From Syria to Somalia, from Libya to Indonesia, from Yemen to the capitals of Europe, Islamic militancy appears stronger, more widespread and more threatening than ever. ISIS and other groups, such as Boko Haram, together command significant military power, rule millions and control extensive territories. Elsewhere Al-Qaeda remains potent and is rapidly evolving. Factions and subsidiaries proliferate worldwide, and a new generation of Western Jihadists are emerging, joining conflicts abroad and attacking at home.

Who are these groups and what do they actually want? What connects them and how do they differ? How are we to understand their tactics of grotesque violence and online activism?

Drawing on almost two decades of frontline reporting as well as a vast range of sources, from intelligence officials to the militants themselves, renowned expert Jason Burke cuts through the mass of opinion and misinformation to explain dispassionately and with total clarity the nature of the threat we now face. He shows that Islamic militancy has changed dramatically in recent years. Far from being a ‘medieval’ throwback, it is modern, dynamic and resilient. Despite everything, it is also comprehensible.

The New Threat provides what you need to know to make sense of this complex landscape. It is essential reading if we are to understand our fears rather than succumb to them, to act rationally and effectively, and to address successfully one of the most urgent problems of our time.

Revue de presse :

"This is the book for which anyone bewildered by nature of Islamic militancy, and longing for a primer, has been waiting ... this is history written directly from the front line ... If it is journalists who write the first draft of history, then historians of the early 21st century will be lucky in having Jason Burke as a source" (Tom Holland Evening Standard)

"Important and impressive ... the most accessible and up-to-date analysis of the development of Islamic militancy ... a clear and convincing account ... consistently fascinating" (Guardian)

"An excellent account ... The idea of home-grown extremism is not new. But Burke argues - convincingly - that its nature has changed" (Telegraph)

"To understand Islamic State, there can be few better books to read ... a magisterial account of the fast-changing world of Islamist militancy ... a remarkably clear roadmap for understanding the seemingly chaotic world of contemporary jihad ... Burke’s clear-eyed analysis, based on remarkably wide-ranging research, should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking to understand the globalisation of jihad and to avoid repeating past mistakes" (Literary Review)

"Riveting and readable" (Daily Express)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bodley Head
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1847923488
• ISBN 13: 9781847923486
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304