{"product_id":"the-isis-reader-milestone-texts-of-the-islamic-state-movement-hardcover","title":"The Isis Reader: Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHaroro J. Ingram\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCraig Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharlie Winter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of its \"Caliphate\" declaration in 2014, the self-described Islamic State has been the focus of countless academic papers, government studies, media commentaries and documentaries. Despite all this attention, persistent myths continue to shape--and misdirect--public understanding and strategic policy decisions. A significant factor in this trend has been a strong disinclination to engage critically with Islamic State's speeches and writings--as if doing so reflects empathy with the movement's goals or, even more absurdly, may itself lead to radicalisation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoing beyond the descriptive and the sensationalist, this volume presents and analyses a series of milestone Islamic State primary source materials. Scholar-practitioners with field experience in confronting the movement explore and contextualise its approach to warfare, propaganda and governance, examining the factors behind its dramatic evolution from failed proto-state in 2010 to standard-bearer of global jihadism in 2014, to besieged insurgency in 2018. \u003cem\u003eThe ISIS Reader\u003c\/em\u003e will help anyone--students and journalists, military personnel, civil servants and inquisitive observers--to better understand not only the evolution of Islamic State and the dynamics of asymmetric warfare, but the importance of primary sources in doing so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaroro J. Ingram is a senior research fellow at George Washington University's Program on Extremism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraig Whiteside teaches National Security Affairs at the Naval War College Monterey, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Winter is a senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization, King's College London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792679993632,"sku":"9780197501436","price":76.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9fc7be7d9ea11daef7d6b54c06bbb6d.webp?v=1780706137","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-isis-reader-milestone-texts-of-the-islamic-state-movement-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}