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851951
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Celso, Anthony
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| Title & Author
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The Islamic state : : a comparative history of Jihadist warfare /\ Anthony Celso.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham, Maryland :: Lexington Books,, [2018]
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xxiii, 247 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1498569781
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: 9781498569781
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9781498569798 (ePub ebook)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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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IS (Organization)
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IS (Organization)
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Jihad.
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War-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Jihad.
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War-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Middle East, History, 21st century.
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Middle East.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.3250956
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| LC Classification
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HV6433.I722C45 2018
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