ISIS: An Introduction and Guide to the Islamic State
- ISBN-10
- 1440849870
- ISBN-13
- 9781440849879
- Series
- Isis
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 197
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06-20
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Brian L. Steed
Description
Providing up-to-date information for general readers as well as those well-informed about the Islamic State, this book offers an essential understanding of the rise of ISIS and its current influence in the Middle East as well as worldwide. • Presents the information necessary to understand ISIS: who they are, what they want, and why they represent such a unique problem to counteract • Provides readers with the understanding of the problems in the Middle East that created ISIS and enable it to continue to exist • Supplies accurate, insightful perspectives from a Western author who lived for nearly nine years in the Middle East fighting, studying, and advising on ISIS and similar organizations
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