Caliphate at War (Record no. 25536)
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| fixed length control field | 01898nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780190668488 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.325 |
| Item number | HAS-C |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Hashim, Ahmed S. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Caliphate at War |
| Sub Title | : operational realities and innovation of the Islamic state |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | ix, 379p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Include Index<br/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The military victories of the Islamic State have completely overturned the geopolitical map of the Middle East. Media attention has focused almost exclusively on Islamic State's savage treatment of its enemies and its ability to attract foreign fighters. In 2011, the first effort to build an Islamic State in Iraq was defeated by the US and Iraqi forces. The second attempt to establish themselves, beginning in 2014, has been considerably more successful and that success calls for deeper investigation.<br/><br/>In order to explain the successes of Islamic State, The Caliphate at War brings together a dispassionate and objective account of the significant innovations in insurgency, ideology, and governance. By focusing their ideology first and foremost on extreme anti-Shia sectarianism - rather than on Western "infidels" - the Islamic State's founders are able to present themselves as the saviors of what they see as the embattled Sunni "nation" in Iraq. Its success in taking and holding major cities, including Mosul, demonstrates its innovative tactics and skill at exploiting tribal and sectarian rivalries.<br/>By going beyond the often starkly unpleasant current affairs of the Islamic State, The Caliphate at War undertakes an essential investigation into the successes of the group, to better understand how the movement is surviving, thriving, and reshaping the Middle East. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Terrorism |
| Form subdivision | IS (Organization) |
| -- | Religious aspects |
| -- | Islamic fundamentalism |
| Geographic subdivision | Iraq |
| -- | Middle East |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Bill Date | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 2019-03-25 | OP | 2019-03-25 | 363.325 HAS-C | 50287 | 2019-03-25 | Books |