ISIS in Iraq : the social and psychological foundations of terror / Munqith Dagher, Karl Kaltenthaler, Michele J. Gelfand, Arie W. Kruglanski, and Ian McCulloh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dagher, Munqith, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Iraq--History--21st century.

Terrorism.

Insurgency--Iraq--History--21st century.

Insurgency.

IS (Organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gained control over large swathes of Iraq in the summer of 2014 at a breathtaking rate. At the time many rightly wondered how ISIS was able to claim so much territory in the Sunni-dominated portion of Iraq so quickly. Just as unexpected, however, was the downfall of ISIS; by 2017, their hold on the region had crumbed with ISIS focusing on avoiding complete annihilation. This book explores the social and psychological factors behind how ISIS was able to rise in Iraq, control most of it, and why most of that population eventually turned on it. The analysis is based on a unique array of public opinion data from surveys, focus groups, and interviews. The authors explain why some Iraqis acquiesced to ISIS while others opposed it, why ISIS lost the hearts and minds of Iraqi Sunni Arabs, and ultimately how this contributed to its battlefield defeats.

Contents:

Introduction

Needs, Networks, and Narratives: An Explanation of Social Support for Violent Extremists

The Prelude to ISIS

The Rise of ISIS

Joining ISIS

Life under ISIS

The Decline of the ISIS Caliphate

After the ISIS Caliphate

Conclusion.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource.

Other Format:

Print version: Dagher, Munqith ISIS in Iraq

ISBN:

9780197524787

0197524788

9780197524770

019752477X

9780197524763

0197524761

OCLC:

1378392416