Bibliograph

The violent rise of ISIS, Chris Townsend

Type

Label

The violent rise of ISIS, Chris Townsend

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The violent rise of ISIS

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

989811351

Responsibility statement

Chris Townsend

Series statement

The crimes of ISIS

Summary

On July 5, 2014, after the stunning seizure of Mosul, Iraq, a relatively unknown man in black stepped into an Iraqi mosque and declared the reestablishment of The Caliphate, an Islamic body of governance not seen since the early days of the religion. Large swathes of Iraq and Syria have been swept under a medieval wave of violence, and groups as far away as Nigeria and Indonesia have pledged their loyalty to the Islamic State, waging their own campaigns of violence. This book charts the group's violent history, from the first signs of an emerging new jihadist group to the official declaration of the Caliphate, and tracks their use of violence as they seek power and dominance over the world's 1.5 billion Muslim practitioners

Table Of Contents

Roots of evil -- Branching out -- Spring growth -- Rotten fruit -- Pruning the branches -- Distant seedlings -- Spreading canopy -- Felling the behemoth -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification