Research Catalog

Title

The age of jihad : Islamic State and the great war for the Middle East / Patrick Cockburn.

Author

Cockburn, Patrick, 1950-

Publication

• London ; New York : Verso, [2016]
• ©2016

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

449 pages; 25 cm

Summary

"Presented in ... diary form, this substantial volume draws together a careful selection of Cockburn's writings from the frontlines of the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, interspersed with thoughtful analyses and contemporary, original reflection. What emerges is the fine grain and nuance of an unfolding tragedy in which, in contrast to the often facile proclamations of politicians and much of the media: "These are not black-and-white situations, good guys against bad, vile tyrant against a risen people like a scene out of Les Miserables. It is astonishing and depressing to see Western governments committing their countries to wars without recognizing this basic fact." The conflicts being fueled by such misunderstandings are today spilling over to cities in the West, provoking a backlash that learns little from recent history and is likely only to make things worse.--Publisher.

Uniform Title

Chaos and caliphate

Alternative Title

• Chaos and caliphate
• Islamic State and the great war for the Middle East

Subject

• IS (Organization)
• Arab Spring (2010- )
• Iraq War (2003-2011)
• 2000-2099
• Afghan War, 2001-2021
• Jihad
• Arab Spring, 2010-
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Journalism, Military
• Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Journalism, Military
• Journalism, Military
• Politics and government
• HISTORY / Middle East
• HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011)
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern
• Middle East > History > 21st century
• Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century
• Iraq
• Middle East

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Originally published: Chaos and caliphate. New York : OR Books, 2016.
• Includes index.

Contents

Part 1. Afghan prelude -- The overthrow of the Taliban, Afghanistan, 2001 -- Part 2. The occupation of Iraq, Iraq, 1990-2003 -- Iraq under sanctions, Iraq, 2003 -- Regime change, Iraq, 2003 -- Resistance, Iraq, 2004 -- Bombs and ballots, Iraq, 2005 -- Civil war, Iraq, 2006-7 -- Drawdown, Iraq, 2007-10 -- Part 3. Afghan reprise -- The return of the Taliban, Afghanistan, 2009-2012 -- Part IV: The Arab Spring -- Mission creep, Libya, 2011 -- The "Somalianisation" of Libya, Libya, 2012-14 -- Yemen in the crossfire, Yemen, 2009-15 -- Sectarian venom, Bahrain, 2011 -- Part 5. Syria: Revolution and counter-revolution -- From revolution to sectarian war, Syria, 2011-13 -- Syrian catastrophe, Syria, 2013-14 -- Part 6. Birth of a caliphate -- Ten years on, Iraq, 2013 -- Iraq on the brink, Iraq, 2013-2014 -- The Islamic State expands, The Caliphate, 2014 -- The Islamic State remains, The Caliphate, 2014-2015 -- Life in the Caliphate, The Caliphate, 2015 -- The Islamic State at bay, The Caliphate, 2015-2016 -- Afterword : Eight wars.

Call Number

JFE 16-13438

ISBN

• 9781784784492 (hbk.)
• 1784784494 (hbk.)
• 9781786631664 (export)
• 1786631660 (export)
• 9781784784508 (US ebook) (canceled/invalid)
• 9781784784485 (UK ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2016449025

OCLC

933719245

Author

Cockburn, Patrick, 1950- author.

Title

The age of jihad : Islamic State and the great war for the Middle East / Patrick Cockburn.

Publisher

London ; New York : Verso, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Other Form:

Online version: Cockburn, Patrick, 1950- Chaos and Caliphate. Age of jihad. London : Verso, 2016 1784784486 (OCoLC)957656026

Research Call Number

JFE 16-13438