ISIS : a history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958- (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	IS (Organization) Islamic fundamentalism. Jihad. Terrorism > Middle East. Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam. Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: down the rabbit hole and into the history of ISIS
The world according to ISIS
Where ISIS came from: Zarqawi to Baghdadi
How broken Iraqi politics fueled the revival of ISIS
Baghdadi's evolution: from invisible to infamous
Baathists and ISIS Jihadists: who converted whom?
How the Syrian War empowered ISIS
Misappropriating the Arab Spring uprisings
ISIS versus Al Qaeda: redefining Jihad and the transition from the global to the local
Conclusion: the future of ISIS.