TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lister ,Charles R
AU  - Charles R. Lister 
TI  - The Islamic State : : a brief introduction
SN  - 9789351773993
U1  - 956.054 LIS 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - , Washington, D.C
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  - History
KW  - Terrorism Religious aspects Islam
KW  - Middle East History 21st century
N1  - Introduction : more than a terrorist organization
"Lasting and expanding"
The emerging Islamic State
Degrading and destroying the Islamic State
Appendix: Who's who in the Islamic State senior leadership
N2  - In 2014, the Islamic state seemingly appeared out of nowhere, routing Iraqi forces, conquering Iraq's second-largest city, boldly announcing the establishment of a caliphate, and declaring itself the Islamic State (IS). In this definitive guide to the Islamic State and its senior leadership, Charles R. Lister traces its roots from the release of its notorious father figure, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, from a Jordanian prison and the group's formation in Afghanistan in the late-1990s, and finally to its stunning maturation in Iraq and Syria. The West knows IS through its unrelenting propaganda war. Behind the deft use of social media and the slick videos of despicable acts is what amounts to a proto-state. Lister shares details of IS's sophisticated revenue machine, attempts at governing, and its formidable military
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