Jihadism transformed : Al-Qaeda and Islamic State's global battle of ideas / Simon Staffell and Akil Awan. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Staffell, Simon, editor.

Awan, Akil N., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qaida (Organization).

IS (Organization).

Islamic fundamentalism.

Jihad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

This timely collection of essays examines how jihadist narratives have changed globally. Area and thematic specialists consider transitions inside the Middle East and North Africa as well as in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. As these analyses demonstrate, the success of the ISIS narrative has been as much about resonance with local contexts, as it has been about the appeal of the global idea of a tangible and realized caliphate.

Contents:

Introduction / Simon Staffell and Akil N. Awan

The 'Islamic State' and al-Qaeda / Nelly Lahoud

Ayman al-Zawahiri and the rise of ISIL / Donald Holbrook

From 25 January to Islamic State: transitions in Egyptian Jihadist narratives / Simon Staffell

Beyond narrative : how and why Islamically inspired narratives of political violence resonate in contemporary Tunisia / Jonathan Githens-Mazer

Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in Yemen : a battle for local audiences / Elisabeth Kendall

Inside the propaganda machine of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its evolution following the rise of Islamic State / Valentina Bartolucci

Boko Haram and Islamic State / Virginia Comolli

Local and global Jihadist narratives in Afghanistan : the impact of the decline of al-Qaeda and rise of 'Islamic State' / Martha Turnbull

In the shadow of the Islamic State : Shi'i responses to Sunni Jihadist narratives in a turbulent Middle East / Christopher Anzalone

The impact of evolving Jihadist narratives on radicalisation in the West / Akil N. Awan.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 24, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

0-19-068649-9