The War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy

by Walid Phares

Book Overview

From Afghanistan and Iraq to Europe and the U.S., we are engaged in one of the most heated wars of all time. In this incisive book, terrorism expert Walid Phares shows that the most important battle... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403976392
• ISBN13: 9781403976390
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Superb job in International Relations ever

This is the most clear work made ever so far about the threat of the century. It should be require for reading for any profesor of international relations, history, political science, US policymakers and Intelligence officers in the US in particular and the rest of the the world in general. There's no other book like this.

War of Ideas by Walid Phares

Dr. Phares book is a must read for ANYONE interested in the true nature of the enemy of Democracy and the mindset of radical Islam. It's informative, clear and complete in it's coverage of those subscribing to the radical's view of Islamic Holy Law and Jihad. This book should be required reading for every candidate running for President of the USA.

Extremely Thought Provoking

I read The War of Ideas after reading Mr. Phares' book Future Jihad. Just like Future Jihad, I found this book extremely well-written and thought provoking. In no way am I an expert on jihadism, so I am not well-versed enough on the topic to state whether his arguments are completely accurate. Regardless, his arguments are worth considering - as citizens of the U.S., and for the nation as a whole. What I liked best was that he concludes his book with thoughts for a way ahead that in my opinion needs to be discussed and argued. Mr. Phares believes that one of the necessities in reducing/eliminating the jihadist threat is education of the public - this book does an excellent job of providing that education. Highly Recommend.

Required reading by every self-respecting journalist.

The facts will set you free. Well researched. Bluntly honest. A very readable treatment of Islamofacism every self-respecting journalist should read. It is now on my short list of books that correctly shape one's understanding of this century's principal narrative.

The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy

This is a very scholarly book. This is not a rabble rouser. It is an excellent book to gain understanding of "Jihadism against Democracy"