TY - BOOK AU - Mohamedou, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould AB - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense scrutiny in the West. Considered by many to be the most dangerous terrorist organisation in the world, it has become shrouded in numerous myths and narratives, many emanating from the US, which often fail to grasp its true nature. Against these narratives, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou presents a bold new theory of ISIS. By tracing its genealogy and documenting its evolution in Iraq and Syria, he argues that ISIS has transcended Osama Bin Laden’s original project of Al Qaeda, mutating into an unprecedented hybrid form that distils postcolonial violence, postmodernity and the emerging post-globalisation international order. This book analyses ISIS from a social sciences perspective and unpacks its dynamics by looking beyond superficial questions such as its terrorist nature and religious rhetoric. It transforms our understanding of ISIS and its profound impact on the very nature of contemporary political violence. ID - OAPEN ID: 642734 KW - Political Science KW - ISIS KW - Islamic State KW - Al Qaeda KW - Terrorism KW - Middle East KW - International Relations KW - Iraq KW - Syria KW - Postcolonialism KW - Postmodernity KW - Globalisation KW - Al-Qaeda KW - Osama bin Laden KW - United States L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/65d72235-213d-4b3f-82ae-95abae4af080/642734.pdf LA - English LK - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30768 PB - Pluto Press PY - 2017-11-20 SN - 9781786801692;9781786801708 TI - A Theory of ISIS : Political Violence and the Transformation of the Global Order ER -