Global Jihadism: Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415452410 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 212 str.

Jarret Brachman

Opis

Global Jihadism exposes the core doctrine and strategy of today's global Jihadist movement. The first half of the book explores the ideas upon which groups such as Al Qaeda are built, including the concepts of Jihad, al-Wala wal-Bara, Takfir and Tawhid. Jarret Brachman exposes a genre of Jihadist strategic scholarship that has been virtually ignored in the West and helps to situate it within the broader Salafist religious movement. The second half explores the thinking and activities of Al Qaeda's propaganda machine, explaining its intricacies and idiosyncrasies. It includes case studies on the rise and fall of global Jihadist terrorism in Saudi Arabia post-9/11, and highlights the explosive results of bringing theory to bear on practice in the United Kingdom over the past twenty years. The book concludes by providing innovative strategies for combating the global Jihadist ideology.

Spis treści

Part 1: Theory  1. Introduction  2. Doctrine and Schools  3. Ideologues  4. Strategists  Part 2: Practice  5. Propogandists  6. Al-Qa`ida in Saudi Arabia  7. Global Jihadism in the UK  8. Conclusion

O autorze

Jarret Brachman is Director of Research in the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy, West Point, and an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs.