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02365aam a2200349Ii 4500 001 B82C2E00A80111E7B9D4614397128E48 003 SILO 005 20171003010225 008 170619t20172017ctub b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2017931621 020 $a 030022835X 020 $a 9780300228359 035 $a (OCoLC)995758021 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d TJC $d CDX $d CLE $d INU $d VP@ $d HTM $d IWA $d SILO 050 4 $a HV6433 I722 W38x 2017 100 1 $a Wasserstein, David, $e author. 245 10 $a Black banners of ISIS : $b the roots of the new caliphate / $c David J. Wasserstein. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press $c [2017] 300 $a xiv, 266 pages : $b map ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a A medieval Islam historian's incisive portrait of ISIS, revealing the group's deep ideological and intellectual roots in the earliest days of Islam. With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks, its ability to conquer and retain huge swaths of territory has demonstrated its skillful tactical maneuvering, ambition, and staying power. Yet we still know too little about ISIS, particularly about its deeper ideology. In this eye-opening book, David J. Wasserstein offers a penetrating analysis of the movement, looking closely at the thousand-year-old form of Islamic apocalyptic messianism the group draws upon today. He shows how ISIS is not only a military and political movement but also, and primarily, a religious one with a coherent worldview, a patent strategy, and a clear goal: the re-creation of a medieval caliphate. Connecting the group's day-to-day activities and the writings and sayings of its leaders with the medieval Islamic past, Wasserstein provides an insightful and unprecedented perspective on the origins and aspirations of the Islamic State. 651 0 $a Middle East $x History $y 21st century. 610 20 $a IS (Organization) $x History. 650 0 $a Terrorism $x Islam. $x Islam. 650 0 $a Terrorism $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Caliphate. 650 0 $a Messianism. 650 0 $a Islamic fundamentalism $x Political aspects. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180703025428.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B82C2E00A80111E7B9D4614397128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search