The apocalypse and the end of history : modern jihad and the crisis of liberalism /
Suzanne Schneider.
Bok Engelsk 2021
Omfang | xi, 276 pages ;
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Utgave | First edition hardback.
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Opplysninger | Introduction: Two presents -- A new age of private violence -- The triumph of the individual -- Making the Umma great again -- The democratic foil -- Means without ends -- At history's end -- Conclusion: Two futures.. - "Historian Suzanne Schneider examines the politics and ideology of the Islamic State (better known as ISIS). Schneider argues that today's jihad is not the residue from a less enlightened time, nor does it have much in common with its classical or medieval form, but it does bear a striking resemblance to the reactionary political formations and acts of spectacular violence that are upending life in Western democracies"--
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ISBN | 9781839762413
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