A theory of ISIS : political violence, and the transformation of the global order / / Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910255445203321
• Autore: Mohamedou Mohammad-Mahmoud <1968->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Pluto Press, , 2018
• ISBN: 1-78680-170-1; 1-78680-169-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Classificazione: MD 8920
• Disciplina: 363.325
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Social aspects - Iraq; Terrorism - Social aspects - Syria; Iraq; Syria
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction. The Islamic State and political violence in the early twenty-first century. Misunderstanding IS -- Genealogies of new violence -- Theorizing IS.; Chapter one. Al Qaeda's matrix. Unleashing transnational violence -- Revenge of the 'agitated Muslims' -- The McDonaldization of terrorism.; Chapter two. Apocalypse Iraq. Colonialism redesigned -- Monstering in American Iraq -- 'I will see you in New York'.; Chapter three. From Qaedat al Jihad to Al Dawla al Islamiya. Mesopotamian recentering -- Into Levantine battle -- State-building from franchise to region.; Chapter four. Modernity and the globalized insurgent. Remixing violence -- Imperial reconnections -- The 1970s redux.; Conclusion. Colonialism boomerang. Return to sender -- Future pasts of IS -- Pensamiento nuevo on terrorism.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense scrutiny in the West. Considered by many to be the most dangerous terrorist organisation in the world, it has become shrouded in numerous myths and narratives, many emanating from the US, which often fail to grasp its true nature. Against these narratives, ; Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou presents a bold new theory of ISIS. By tracing its genealogy and documenting its evolution in Iraq and Syria, he argues that ISIS has transcended Osama Bin Laden's original project of Al Qaeda, mutating into an unprecedented hybrid form that distils postcolonial violence, postmodernity and the emerging post-globalisation international order. This book analyses ISIS from a social sciences perspective and unpacks its dynamics by looking beyond superficial questions such as its terrorist nature and religious rhetoric. It transforms our understanding of ISIS and its profound impact on the very nature of contemporary political violence.