Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea by Maher, Shiraz

Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea

No topic has captured the public imagination of late quite so dramatically as the specter of global...
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Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea by Maher, Shiraz

Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea

$85.90

Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea

$85.90
Author: Shiraz Maher
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
No topic has captured the public imagination of late quite so dramatically as the specter of global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology remains poorly understood. As the Levant has imploded and millenarian radicals claim to have revived a Caliphate based on the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed, the need for a nuanced and accurate understanding of jihadist beliefs has never been greater.
Shiraz Maher charts the intellectual underpinnings of salafi-jihadism from its origins in the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the jihadist insurgencies of the 1990s and the 9/11 wars. What emerges is the story of a pragmatic but resilient warrior doctrine that often struggles - as so many utopian ideologies do - to consolidate the idealism of theory with the reality of practice.
His ground-breaking introduction to salafi-jihadism recalibrates our understanding of the ideas underpinning one of the most destructive political philosophies of our time by assessing classical works from Islamic antiquity alongside those of contemporary ideologues. Packed with refreshing and provocative insights, Maher explains how war and insecurity engendered one of the most significant socio-religious movements of the modern era.


Author: Shiraz Maher
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/01/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780190651121


Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2017

About the Author

Shiraz Maher (PhD) is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Radicalization (ICSR) at Kings College, University of London, and teaches at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

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