The Islamist Phoenix: The Islamic State and the Redrawing of the Middle East (Record no. 29457)
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| fixed length control field | 01895nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781609806286 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 956.054 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Napoleoni, Loretta |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Islamist Phoenix: The Islamic State and the Redrawing of the Middle East |
| Statement of responsibility | Loretta Napoleoni |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Seven Stories Press |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxii,136 Pages |
| Other physical details | 18x12 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Includes notes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | From its birth in the late 1990s as the jihadist dream of terrorist leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the Islamic State (known by a variety of names, including ISIS, ISIL, and al Qaeda in Iraq) has grown into a massive enterprise, redrawing national borders across the Middle East and subjecting an area larger than the United Kingdom to its own vicious brand of Sharia law. In The Islamist Phoenix, world-renowned terrorism expert Loretta Napoleoni takes us beyond the headlines, demonstrating that while Western media portrays the Islamic State as little more than a gang of thugs on a winning streak, the organization is proposing a new model for nation building. Waging a traditional war of conquest to carve out the 21st-century version of the original Caliphate, IS uses modern technology to recruit and fundraise while engaging the local population in the day-to-day running of the new state. Rising from the ashes of failing jihadist enterprises, the Islamic State has shown a deep understanding of Middle Eastern politics, fully exploiting proxy war and shell-state tactics. This is not another terrorist network but a formidable enemy in tune with the new modernity of the current world disorder. As Napoleoni writes, “Ignoring these facts is more than misleading and superficial, it is dangerous. ‘Know your enemy’ remains the most important adage in the fight against terrorism.” |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Islamic fundamentalism -- Middle East. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-04-14 | CRV/GPLM/11/2016 | 796.00 | 956.054 N195I 2014 | 35547 | Books |