The ISIS Reader: Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement

di Haroro Ingram (Autore)

Craig Whiteside (Autore)

Charlie Winter (Autore)

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2020

In the wake of its 'Caliphate' declaration in 2014, the self-described Islamic State has been the focus of countless academic papers, government studies, media commentaries and documentaries. Despite all this attention, persistent myths continue to shape--and misdirect--public understanding and strategic policy decisions. A significant factor in this trend has been a strong disinclination to engage critically with Islamic State's speeches and writings--as if doing so reflects empathy with the movement's goals or, even more absurdly, may itself lead to radicalisation. Going beyond the descriptive and the sensationalist, this volume presents and analyses a series of milestone Islamic State primary source materials. Scholar-practitioners with field experience in confronting the movement explore and contextualise its approach to warfare, propaganda and governance, examining the factors behind its dramatic evolution from failed proto-state in 2010 to standard-bearer of global jihadism in 2014, to besieged insurgency in 2019. 'The ISIS Reader' will help anyone--students and journalists, military personnel, civil servants and inquisitive observers--to better understand not only the evolution of Islamic State and the dynamics of asymmetric warfare, but the importance of primary sources in doing so.

• Autore: Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside, Charlie Winter
• Editore: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 288 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• EAN: 9781787381971

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