Roy, Olivier
Jihad and Death
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849046985
- author:
- Roy, Olivier
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 centimetres (0.29 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Islamic Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Olivier Roy examines the origins and appeal of Islamic State, a group that has become the global threat of our time. Islamic State emerged from local resentment in Iraq and Syria, where Sunni Arabs felt left behind by regional power shifts over the past thirty years. The group's ability to attract support far beyond its initial constituency is a complex phenomenon. Roy argues that Islamic State mobilised a sophisticated narrative, reviving the myth of the Caliphate and reinterpreting it as a story of heroism, death, and nihilism, resonating with a global youth culture turned violent.
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