The Global Spread of Islamism and the Consequences for Terrorism

by Katherine Ellena, Michael Freeman, Amina Kator-Mubarez

Terrorism motivated by Islamist religious ideology has been on the rise for the last forty years. Why? The three prior waves of terrorism--anarchist, nationalist, and Marxist--arose generally from a combination of geopolitical events and local grievances. This "fourth wave" of terrorism, however, has risen out of a different set of conditions.

Existing analyses of terrorism often consider how terrorist ideologies have evolved or how grievances...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640123709
• ISBN13: 9781640123700
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"