Jihad & co. : black markets and Islamist power / Aisha Ahmad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahmad, Aisha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jihad--Economic aspects.

Jihad.

Civil war--Economic aspects--Islamic countries.

Civil war.

Political violence--Economic aspects--Islamic countries.

Political violence.

Black market--Islamic countries.

Black market.

Informal sector (Economics)--Islamic countries.

Informal sector (Economics).

Economic conditions.

Political violence--Economic aspects.

Civil war--Economic aspects.

Islamic countries--Economic conditions--21st century.

Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

xxv, 303 pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Jihad and company

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

The rise of militant jihadist groups is one of the greatest international security crises in the world today. In civil wars across the modern Muslim world, Islamist groups have emerged out of the ashes, surged dramatically to power, and routed their rivals on the battlefield.

Contents:

1 Mosques and Markets 1

2 Black Flags in the Bazaar: The Making of Modern Islamist Proto-States 16

3 Mafia and Mujahideen: Trafficking and Trust Building under Soviety Occupation 29

4 Traders and Taliban: Business Interests and Islamist Power in Afghanistan 64

5 Beards for Business: The Origins and Evolution of the Mogadishu Mafia 95

6 The Price of Protection: The Rise of the Islamic Courts Union 119

7 The Blowback Effect: International Intervention and the Collapse of the Proto-State 142

8 The Proto-State Goes Global: Business-Islamist Alliances across the Muslim World 161

9 Rising from the Ashes: The Dilemma of Modern Jihadist Proto-State Formation 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190656775

0190656778

OCLC:

981907866