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UNINA9910796863203321 |
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Autore |
Celso Anthony |
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Titolo |
The Islamic state : a comparative history of Jihadist warfare / / Anthony Celso |
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Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jihad |
Islamic fundamentalism |
War - Religious aspects - Islam |
Middle East History 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : the Islamic State in comparative context -- Jihadist insurgency : failure and destruction breed resilience -- Islamic regression, jihadist frustration and Takfirist hyper violence -- The Islamic state Islamist "fifth wave" Islamist worldview -- The Islamic State's impact on jihadist insurgency in Iraq and Syria -- The Islamic State's reorientation of jihad in Egypt and Libya -- The Islamic State's impact on jihadist war in Nigeria and Mali -- The Islamic State's totalistic war against the West -- The jihadist forever war : six key conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book examines the progressive radicalization of modern Sunni jihadist movements from a comparative perspective. It links growing jihadist extremism to past failures and analyzes the rise and fall of the Islamic State's "caliphate" as the culmination of this evolution. |
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