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The ISIS apocalypse : the history, strategy, and doomsday vision of the Islamic State, William McCants
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- Summary
- "The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women around the world to commit heinous acts in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's vase stronghold in Syria and Iraq, and in nearly every continent they have carried out attacks under its black banner. The Islamic State has become one of the most popular and successful jihadist groups on the planet, surpassing even al-Qaeda. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more messianic, and more devoted to empire-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam--the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world--into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same. Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few outsiders have seen--The ISIS Apocalypse by William McCants explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophesy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 242 pages
- Contents
-
- Raising the Black Flag
- Mahdi and Mismanagement
- Bannermen
- Resurrection and Tribulation
- Sectarian Apocalypse
- Caliphate Reborn
- Conclusion
- Appendices: Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times
- Appendix 1: The Final Days
- Appendix 2: The Victorious Group
- Appendix 3: The Mahdi is Preceded by an Islamic State
- Appendix 4: Twelve Caliphs
- Isbn
- 9781250080905
- Label
- The ISIS apocalypse : the history, strategy, and doomsday vision of the Islamic State
- Title
- The ISIS apocalypse
- Title remainder
- the history, strategy, and doomsday vision of the Islamic State
- Statement of responsibility
- William McCants
- Subject
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- End of the world -- Political aspects -- Middle East
- Eschatologie
- History
- IS (Organization)
- IS (Organization) -- History
- ISIS (Organization)
- Ideologie
- Islamic Empire
- Islamic Empire
- Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien
- Islamiska staten (organisation)
- Islamism
- Jihad
- Jihad
- Jihad (heligt krig)
- Koran
- 2000 - 2099
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Political messianism
- Political messianism -- Middle East
- Politics and government
- Politiska förhållanden
- Strategy
- Strategy
- Terrorism
- Terrorism -- Middle East
- Terrorism -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Terrorism -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Terrorism -- religiösa aspekter
- Weltuntergang
- Mellanöstern
- End of the world -- Political aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women around the world to commit heinous acts in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's vase stronghold in Syria and Iraq, and in nearly every continent they have carried out attacks under its black banner. The Islamic State has become one of the most popular and successful jihadist groups on the planet, surpassing even al-Qaeda. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more messianic, and more devoted to empire-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam--the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world--into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same. Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few outsiders have seen--The ISIS Apocalypse by William McCants explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophesy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1975-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCants, William F.
- Dewey number
- 363.3250956
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6433.I722
- LC item number
- M35 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- IS (Organization)
- IS (Organization)
- Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien
- Islamiska staten (organisation)
- ISIS (Organization)
- Terrorism
- Terrorism
- Jihad
- Strategy
- Islamic Empire
- End of the world
- Political messianism
- Middle East
- End of the world
- Jihad
- Political messianism
- Politics and government
- Strategy
- Terrorism
- Terrorism
- Islamic Empire
- Middle East
- Ideologie
- Weltuntergang
- Eschatologie
- Terrorism
- Islamism
- Jihad (heligt krig)
- Politiska förhållanden
- Mellanöstern
- Label
- The ISIS apocalypse : the history, strategy, and doomsday vision of the Islamic State, William McCants
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-232) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Raising the Black Flag -- Mahdi and Mismanagement -- Bannermen -- Resurrection and Tribulation -- Sectarian Apocalypse -- Caliphate Reborn -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times -- Appendix 1: The Final Days -- Appendix 2: The Victorious Group -- Appendix 3: The Mahdi is Preceded by an Islamic State -- Appendix 4: Twelve Caliphs
- Control code
- ocn904081714
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250080905
- Lccn
- 2015015281
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781250080905
- (OCoLC)904081714
- Label
- The ISIS apocalypse : the history, strategy, and doomsday vision of the Islamic State, William McCants
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-232) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Raising the Black Flag -- Mahdi and Mismanagement -- Bannermen -- Resurrection and Tribulation -- Sectarian Apocalypse -- Caliphate Reborn -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times -- Appendix 1: The Final Days -- Appendix 2: The Victorious Group -- Appendix 3: The Mahdi is Preceded by an Islamic State -- Appendix 4: Twelve Caliphs
- Control code
- ocn904081714
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250080905
- Lccn
- 2015015281
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781250080905
- (OCoLC)904081714
Subject
- End of the world -- Political aspects -- Middle East
- Eschatologie
- History
- IS (Organization)
- IS (Organization) -- History
- ISIS (Organization)
- Ideologie
- Islamic Empire
- Islamic Empire
- Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien
- Islamiska staten (organisation)
- Islamism
- Jihad
- Jihad
- Jihad (heligt krig)
- Koran
- 2000 - 2099
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Political messianism
- Political messianism -- Middle East
- Politics and government
- Politiska förhållanden
- Strategy
- Strategy
- Terrorism
- Terrorism -- Middle East
- Terrorism -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Terrorism -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Terrorism -- religiösa aspekter
- Weltuntergang
- Mellanöstern
- End of the world -- Political aspects
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