William McCants (Orden de los libros (cronológico))

William McCants Orden de los libros (cronológico)

William McCants profundiza en las intrincadas corrientes políticas e ideológicas de Oriente Medio, con un enfoque particular en la política insurgente y el extremismo islamista. Sus análisis se basan en una profunda comprensión de los fundamentos históricos de los conflictos regionales y los debates culturales que han dado forma a las identidades nacionales. A través de sus trabajos académicos y publicaciones, su objetivo es iluminar la dinámica del movimiento yihadista global y sus líderes ideológicos. McCants también explora la historia de las escrituras del Corán, examinando sus textos fundacionales e interpretaciones históricas que influyen en los paisajes políticos contemporáneos.

The ISIS Apocalypse

The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State

272 páginas
10 horas de lectura

Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen--William McCants's The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future. The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands of its followers have marched across Syria and Iraq, subjugating millions, enslaving women, beheading captives, and daring anyone to stop them. Thousands more have spread terror beyond the Middle East under the Islamic State's black flag. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more apocalyptic, and more devoted to state-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.

2016