Incitement - Anwar Al-Awlakis Western Jihad

This is the definitive account of the career of Anwar al-Awlaki, the most influential Western exponent of violent jihad. Drawing on extensive research among al-Awlaki¿s followers, including interviews with convicted terrorists, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens explains how the radical preacher established his network and why his message resonated.

About the author

Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is Lecturer in Terrorism and Radicalisation at King’s College London and Research Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. He writes regularly for major periodicals on both sides of the Atlantic, including Foreign Affairs, Prospect, and Foreign Policy.

Summary

This is the definitive account of the career of Anwar al-Awlaki, the most influential Western exponent of violent jihad. Drawing on extensive research among al-Awlaki’s followers, including interviews with convicted terrorists, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens explains how the radical preacher established his network and why his message resonated.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Meleagrou-hitch, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780674979505
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97950-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography: historical, political & military, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Religion: general, Terrorism, armed struggle, Biography: historical, political and military