| Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement Contributor(s): Thurston, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691197083 ISBN-13: 9780691197081 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2017013034 |
| Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 8.1" (0.95 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - West Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive history of one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups Boko Haram is one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups. It has killed more than twenty thousand people and displaced more than two million in a campaign of terror that began in Nigeria but has since spread to Chad, Niger, and Cameroon. This is the first book to tell the full story of this West African affiliate of the Islamic State, from its beginnings in the early 2000s to its most infamous violence, including the 2014 kidnapping of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls. An in-depth account of a group that is menacing Africa's most populous and richest country, the book also illuminates the dynamics of civil war in Africa and jihadist movements in other parts of the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thurston, Alexander: - Alexander Thurston is visiting assistant professor of African studies at Georgetown University and the author of Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics. |