Spear to the West: Thought and Recruitment in Violent Jihadism

by Stephen Chan

With the seeming defeat of ISIS, has jihadism disappeared from world politics? In this startling new book, Stephen Chan uncovers the ideological foundations that allow ISIS and other jihadi groups to survive, as they propagate terror by sophisticated means online and continue thrusting their spear at the West.

Far from presenting simple-minded, black-clad fighters, Chan describes an elaborate process of online recruitment, which is, in its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787381307
• ISBN13: 9781787381308
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.4"