The Islamic State
A Comparative History of Jihadist Warfare
1st Edition
Published on 12. June 2018
1 pages
978-1-9787-5158-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book analyses the Islamic State (IS) within a comparative framework of past Sunni jihadist movements. It argues jihadist failure to overthrow Muslim apostate states has led to a progressive radicalization of violent Islamist terror networks. This outcome has contributed over time to more brutal jihadist doctrines and tactics contributing to a total war doctrine strategy targeting Muslim apostate states (the near enemy), non-Muslim civilizations ( the far enemy) and sectarian minorities (heterodox Muslims and Christians). These extremist tendencies have been building for over a generation and have reached their culmination in the rise and fall of the Islamic State's caliphate. Given past tendencies the emergence of yet even more radical Sunni jihadist movement is probable.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 tables;
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-5158-3 (9781978751583)
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Book
06/2018
Lexington Books
€136.60
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Person
Anthony N. Celso is professor of security studies at Angelo State University.
Content
Chapter 1: Jihadist Insurgency: Failure and Destruction Breed Resilience
Chapter 2: Islamic Regression, Jihadist Frustration and Takfirist Hyper Violence
Chapter 3: The Islamic State Islamist "Fifth Wave" Islamist Worldview
Chapter 4: The Islamic State's Impact on Jihadist Insurgency in Iraq and Syria
Chapter 5: The Islamic State's Reorientation of Jihad in Egypt and Libya
Chapter 6: The Islamic State's Impact on Jihadist War in Nigeria and Mali
Chapter 7: The Islamic State's Totalistic War against the West
Chapter 8: The Jihadist Forever War: Six Key Conclusions
Chapter 2: Islamic Regression, Jihadist Frustration and Takfirist Hyper Violence
Chapter 3: The Islamic State Islamist "Fifth Wave" Islamist Worldview
Chapter 4: The Islamic State's Impact on Jihadist Insurgency in Iraq and Syria
Chapter 5: The Islamic State's Reorientation of Jihad in Egypt and Libya
Chapter 6: The Islamic State's Impact on Jihadist War in Nigeria and Mali
Chapter 7: The Islamic State's Totalistic War against the West
Chapter 8: The Jihadist Forever War: Six Key Conclusions
