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The Origins of ISIS: The Collapse of Nations and Revolution in the Middle East
Simon Mabon
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Description for The Origins of ISIS: The Collapse of Nations and Revolution in the Middle East
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784536961
SKU
V9781784536961
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99-50
About Simon Mabon
Simon Mabon is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Lancaster. He is the author of Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East. Stephen Royle is a Research Fellow at the Richardson Institute, Lancaster University. He holds a PhD from Lancaster University.
Reviews for The Origins of ISIS: The Collapse of Nations and Revolution in the Middle East
This is a timely and useful addition to the literature on the 2003 Iraq War, the subsequent dislocation of state-society relations, and security vacuum in which ISIS has risen to dominate national, regional and international security agendas. Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle chart the political organization of Iraq and ISIS, sectarianism, and the rising human costs associated with the brutality ... Read more