TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mabon,Simon
AU  - Royle,Stephen
TI  - The origins of ISIS: the collapse of nations and revolution in the Middle East 
SN  - 9781784536961
AV  - HV6433.I722 M32 2017
U1  - 363.3250956 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - IS (Organization)
KW  - fast
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Religious fundamentalism
KW  - HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-219) and index; Sovereignty, political organisation and the rise of ISIS -- Political organisation and the state in Iraq -- The sectarian house of cards -- Tribalism and the state -- The roots of Sunni militancy and its enduring threat in Iraq -- The human tragedy
N2  - The rapid expansion of ISIS and its swathe of territorial gains across the Middle East have been headline news since 2013. Yet much media attention and analysis has been focussed upon the military exploits, brutal tactics and radicalisation methods employed by the group. While ISIS remains a relatively new phenomenon, it is important to consider the historical and local dynamics that have shaped the emergence of the group in the past decade. In this book Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the roots, tactics and ideology of the group, exploring the interactions of the various participants involved in the formative stages of ISIS. Based on original scholarly sources and first-hand research in the region, this book provides an authoritative and closely-analysed look at the emergence of one of the defining forces of the early twenty-first century
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