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ISIS: A History
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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ISIS: A History
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Fawaz A. Gerges
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:416 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 133 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691211916
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| Classifications | Dewey:363.3250956 |
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| Edition |
New edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
2 November 2021 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
An authoritative introduction to ISIS-now expanded and revised to bring events up to the present The Islamic State stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. However, its most striking and distinctive characteristic was its capacity to build governing institutions and a theologically grounded nat
Author Biography
Fawaz A. Gerges is chair of Contemporary Middle East Studies and professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of many books and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and other publications. Twitter @FawazGerges
ReviewsA CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS Book of the Week, August 7, 2016 Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Government and Politics, Association of American Publishers One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 in Current Affairs Shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur Ross Book Award, Council on Foreign Relations 2017 Gold Medal Winner in Current Events (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs), Independent Publisher Book Awards
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