The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East

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The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East is a non-fiction book by journalist Patrick Cockburn that analyzes the rise of ISIS and the broader conflicts reshaping the modern Middle East.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
about Islamic extremism
proxy wars in the Middle East
state failure in the Middle East
author Patrick Cockburn
basedOn Patrick Cockburn's reporting in the Middle East
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
focusesOn Western intervention in the Middle East
collapse of state authority in Iraq
collapse of state authority in Syria
regional power struggles in the Middle East
rise of ISIS
genre non-fiction
political non-fiction
war reporting
hasPart essays on Iraq
essays on Libya
essays on Syria
essays on Yemen
language English
mainSubject Arab Spring
Iraq War (post-2003)
linked to: Iraq War

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Middle East politics
Syrian Civil War
civil wars in the Middle East
jihadism
sectarian conflict
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableFor coverage of multiple Middle Eastern conflicts
critical view of Western intervention
detailed analysis of ISIS
perspective first-hand reporting
journalistic
publicationYear 2016
publisher Verso Books
setting Middle East
subjectArea contemporary history
international relations
journalism
security studies
timePeriodCovered Arab Spring and its aftermath
linked to: Arab Spring

Iraq War after 2003
post-9/11 era
rise of ISIS in the 2010s

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Patrick Cockburn notableWork The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East