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ISIS : a history / Fawaz A. Gerges.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- IS (Organization).
- Islamic fundamentalism.
- Jihad.
- Terrorism--Middle East.
- Terrorism.
- Politics and government.
- Middle East.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 368 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction. Down the rabbit hole and into the history of ISIS
- The world according to ISIS
- Where ISIS came from : Zarqawi to Baghdadi
- How broken Iraqi politics fueled the revival of ISIS
- Baghdadi's evolution : from invisible to infamous
- Baathists and ISIS Jihadists : who converted whom?
- How the Syrian War empowered ISIS
- Misappropriating the Arab Spring uprisings
- ISIS versus Al Qaeda : redefining Jihad and the transition from the global to the local
- Conclusion. The future of ISIS.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Penman Wood Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781400885596
- 1400885590
- Publisher Number:
- 99976153251
- 9780691170008
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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