Description
| Product ID: | 9780141982137 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Way of the Strangers |
| Subtitle: | Encounters with the Islamic State |
| Authors: | Author: Graeme Wood |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Social groups: religious groups and communities, Islamic studies, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Religious & theocratic ideologies, Terrorism, armed struggle |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Gripping ... revelatory ... unrivalled' Tom Holland, New Statesman'From Mosul to Melbourne, from Cairo to Tokyo, from London to Oslo, from Connecticut to California: Graeme Wood's quest to understand the Islamic State is a round-the-world journey to the end of the night' Niall Ferguson 'A hugely important book ... Indispensable' David Aaronovitch, The TimesA radical rethinking of what ISIS is and what it really wantsFrom Graeme Wood, author of the explosive Atlantic cover story "What ISIS Really Wants," comes the definitive book on the history, psychology, character, and aims of the Islamic State. Based on Wood's unprecedented access to supporters, recruiters, and high-ranking members of the most infamous jihadist group in the world, The Way of the Strangers is a riveting, fast-paced deep dive into the apocalyptic dogma that informs the group's worldview, from the ideas that motivate it, to the "fatwa factory" that produces its laws, to its very specific plans for the future. By accepting that ISIS truly believes the end is nigh, we can understand its strategy-and predict what it will do next. ''Gripping ... revelatory ... unrivalled'' Tom Holland, New Statesman |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-02-01 |
