ISIS : ideology, symbolics, and counter narratives /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2019.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in sociology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; References; 1 Historical overview of the rise of ISIS; Notes; References; 2 The ISIS self narrative: ideology, framing, and discourse; Ideology; Framing and language; Discourse; Concluding thoughts on concepts; ISIS self narrative; Notes; References; 3 The ISIS recruitment: Jihad, Mujahid, and perpetual war; Texts and identities: Ummah-nation; The colonial encounter and acts of cultural retrieval; Jihad: the concept with varied connotations
- Muhammad Iqbal and the figure of MujahidThe Mujahid and the West in Iqbal's Persian poetry; Jihad and Qitāl; The Afghan Jihad and the rise of the Taliban; ISIS and Jihad; The Wahabi Islam and Saudi Arabia; Short cuts to salvation; Notes; References; 4 The Management of Savagery: a critical reading; Notes; References; 5 The neoliberal capital, the US counter-policies, and their ramifications; ISIS and neoliberalism; Identity, identity threats, and destructive behaviors; ISIS and US policy; The need for new counter strategies; Notes; References; 6 Conclusion; Note; References; Index