The mind of the Islamic State
Subtitle: ISIS and the ideology of the caliphate
By: Robert Manne
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781633883710
Subjects: IS (Organization); Jihad; Islamic fundamentalism; Salafīyah; Terrorism; Islam; History
Description: Traces the evolution of the ISIS ideology, from its origins in the prison writings of the revolutionary jihadist Sayyid Qutb, through the thinking of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a book that is essential reading for anyone concerned about terrorist violence.  --Publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The landscape of Salafi jihadism; title: Milestones -Sayyid Qutb; title: The neglected duty-Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj; title: Join the caravan-Abdullah Azzam; title: Knights under the prophet's banner-Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri; title: The management of savagery; title: Abu Bakr Naji and Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi; title: Dabiq : the mind of the Islamic State.