LEADER 03413 am 22005653u 450 001 9910255445203321 005 20230615215340.0 010 $a1-78680-170-1 010 $a1-78680-169-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000001796125 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5391072 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00125615 035 $a(OCoLC)1028800188 035 $a(ScCtBLL)10f1f407-b2e1-4149-bc4b-da8c5fb762d8 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000001796125 100 $a20200714d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA theory of ISIS $epolitical violence, and the transformation of the global order /$fMohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 210 1$aLondon :$cPluto Press,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (273 pages) $cillustrations, tables 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7453-9909-6 311 $a0-7453-9911-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction. The Islamic State and political violence in the early twenty-first century. Misunderstanding IS -- Genealogies of new violence -- Theorizing IS. 327 $aChapter one. Al Qaeda's matrix. Unleashing transnational violence -- Revenge of the 'agitated Muslims' -- The McDonaldization of terrorism. 327 $aChapter two. Apocalypse Iraq. Colonialism redesigned -- Monstering in American Iraq -- 'I will see you in New York'. 327 $aChapter three. From Qaedat al Jihad to Al Dawla al Islamiya. Mesopotamian recentering -- Into Levantine battle -- State-building from franchise to region. 327 $aChapter four. Modernity and the globalized insurgent. Remixing violence -- Imperial reconnections -- The 1970s redux. 327 $aConclusion. Colonialism boomerang. Return to sender -- Future pasts of IS -- Pensamiento nuevo on terrorism. 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aTerrorism$xSocial aspects$zIraq 606 $aTerrorism$xSocial aspects$zSyria 607 $aIraq$2fast 607 $aSyria$2fast 615 0$aTerrorism$xSocial aspects 615 0$aTerrorism$xSocial aspects 676 $a363.325 686 $aMD 8920$2rvk 700 $aMohamedou$b Mohammad-Mahmoud$f1968-$0899182 801 0$bWaSeSS 801 1$bWaSeSS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255445203321 996 $aA theory of ISIS$92008891 997 $aUNINA