The New Threat From Islamic Militancy
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The New Threat From Islamic Militancy by Jason Burke
From Syria to Somalia, from Libya to Indonesia, from Yemen to the capitals of Europe, Islamic militancy appears stronger, more widespread and more threatening than ever. ISIS and groups such as Boko Haram, together command significant military power, rule millions and control extensive territories. This is a guide to Islamic militancy today.
This is the book for which anyone bewildered by nature of Islamic militancy, and longing for a primer, has been waiting … this is history written directly from the front line.. If it is journalists who write the first draft of history, then historians of the early 21st century will be lucky in having Jason Burke as a source -- Tom Holland * Evening Standard *
Important and impressive ... the most accessible and up-to-date analysis of the development of Islamic militancy ... a clear and convincing account ... consistently fascinating * Guardian *
An excellent account ... The idea of home-grown extremism is not new. But Burke argues - convincingly - that its nature has changed * Telegraph *
To understand Islamic State, there can be few better books to read … a magisterial account of the fast-changing world of Islamist militancy … a remarkably clear roadmap for understanding the seemingly chaotic world of contemporary jihad … Burke’s clear-eyed analysis, based on remarkably wide-ranging research, should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking to understand the globalisation of jihad and to avoid repeating past mistakes * Literary Review *
Riveting and readable * Daily Express *
Comprehensive and authoritative * Independent *
A masterful exploration ... an essential and often gripping read -- Professor Theo Farrell, Head of the Department of War Studies, Kings College London
One of the best reporters and analysts writing in the West about militant Islam analyses all the big questions -- Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: the Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad
Compelling and meticulously researched * Foreign Affairs *
How much ought the West to fear the self-styled “caliphate”? Perhaps not as greatly as politicians make out, according to Jason Burke … comprehensive * The Economist *
Scrupulously researched ... compellingly told ... His analysis has the weight of considerable on-the-ground experience, rather than the lofty theorising of an armchair academic ... unpicks lazy, commonly held opinion -- Justin Marozzi * The National *
Burke is a superb journalist * Daily Telegraph *
Fascinating * Independent on Sunday *
A major authority on the politics and organisation of Islamic extremism * Irish Times *
Tells us with clarity and insight who Islamic extremists are, why they kill and what they are likely to do going forward … For all the horror, reading Burke is relatively reassuring. He shows that this clash of civilizations, along with the jihadis-are-everywhere posture, is terribly misleading … Thankfully, we have Burke to explain what’s really going on … Burke’s book carefully spells out with courageous modesty who civilization’s enemies really are, and shows us that we need not embrace their fanaticism and their barbarity to defeat them. It is a lesson some of our would-be leaders need to learn * Newsweek *
Important and impressive ... the most accessible and up-to-date analysis of the development of Islamic militancy ... a clear and convincing account ... consistently fascinating * Guardian *
An excellent account ... The idea of home-grown extremism is not new. But Burke argues - convincingly - that its nature has changed * Telegraph *
To understand Islamic State, there can be few better books to read … a magisterial account of the fast-changing world of Islamist militancy … a remarkably clear roadmap for understanding the seemingly chaotic world of contemporary jihad … Burke’s clear-eyed analysis, based on remarkably wide-ranging research, should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking to understand the globalisation of jihad and to avoid repeating past mistakes * Literary Review *
Riveting and readable * Daily Express *
Comprehensive and authoritative * Independent *
A masterful exploration ... an essential and often gripping read -- Professor Theo Farrell, Head of the Department of War Studies, Kings College London
One of the best reporters and analysts writing in the West about militant Islam analyses all the big questions -- Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: the Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad
Compelling and meticulously researched * Foreign Affairs *
How much ought the West to fear the self-styled “caliphate”? Perhaps not as greatly as politicians make out, according to Jason Burke … comprehensive * The Economist *
Scrupulously researched ... compellingly told ... His analysis has the weight of considerable on-the-ground experience, rather than the lofty theorising of an armchair academic ... unpicks lazy, commonly held opinion -- Justin Marozzi * The National *
Burke is a superb journalist * Daily Telegraph *
Fascinating * Independent on Sunday *
A major authority on the politics and organisation of Islamic extremism * Irish Times *
Tells us with clarity and insight who Islamic extremists are, why they kill and what they are likely to do going forward … For all the horror, reading Burke is relatively reassuring. He shows that this clash of civilizations, along with the jihadis-are-everywhere posture, is terribly misleading … Thankfully, we have Burke to explain what’s really going on … Burke’s book carefully spells out with courageous modesty who civilization’s enemies really are, and shows us that we need not embrace their fanaticism and their barbarity to defeat them. It is a lesson some of our would-be leaders need to learn * Newsweek *
JASON BURKE, the International Security correspondent for the Guardian, has been a foreign correspondent for almost 30 years, reporting from the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and Africa. He is one of the foremost writers on terrorism and the author of four critically acclaimed books: The New Threat from Islamic Militancy, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; The 9/11 Wars, ‘the best overview of the 9/11 decade in print’ (The Economist); the ground-breaking Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam and On the Road to Kandahar: Travels through Conflict in the Islamic World. He lives near London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784701475 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784701475 |
| Title | The New Threat From Islamic Militancy |
| Author | Jason Burke |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-01-21 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Orwell Prize 2016 (UK) |
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