The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East: Northern Lebanon from Al-Qaeda to Isis

by Bernard Rougier

Book Overview

An unprecedented look at social breakdown and Sunni-led jihad in northern Lebanon

Northern Lebanon is a land in turmoil. Long under the sway of the Assad regime in Syria, it is now a magnet for Sunni Muslim jihadists inspired by anti-Western and anti-Shi'a worldviews. The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the struggle led by an active minority of jihadist militants, some claiming allegiance to ISIS,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691170010
• ISBN13: 9780691170015
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"