| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations of Organizations Referenced in the Book -- 1. Civil Resistance in Jihadist Proto-States: A Neglected Potential? -- 2. Research on Jihadist Terrorism, Rebel Governance, and Civil Resistance: Toward a Synergy -- 3. When Does Civil Resistance Against Jihadists Occur? -- 4. Civil Resistance Against Jihadists: How? -- 5. Civil Resistance Against Jihadists: Who? -- 6. Civil Resistance Against Jihadists: Why Is It Successful? -- 7. Setting a New Research Agenda -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
In Confronting the Caliphate, Isak Svensson and co-authors focus on a core set of questions: What can civilians, who oppose the jihadists' attempt to rule them, do to manifest their dissent? To what extent are civilians engaging in acts of resistance against jihadist rebel rule and what does such resistance look like? Does it matter, and can it in any way influence the trajectories of jihadist proto-states? New military and political realities in Iraq and Syria have opened up the possibility to generate new knowledge in areas where the IS has been pushed back. The authors draw from a novel sur |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed July 17, 2023) |
| Subject |
Islam and state -- Middle East
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Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects -- Middle East
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Government, Resistance to -- Middle East
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Civil disobedience -- Middle East
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Civil disobedience
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Government, Resistance to
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Islam and state
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Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
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Politics and government
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Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Finnbogason, Daniel, author.
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Krause, Dino, author.
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Martínez Lorenzo, Luís, author.
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Hawach, Nanar, author.
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| ISBN |
0197605613 |
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9780197605615 |
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9780197605622 |
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0197605621 |
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