The History of an African Jihadist Movement
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Köp båda 2 för 549 krJihadist movements have claimed that they are merely vehicles for the application of God's word, distancing themselves from politics, which they call dirty and manmade. Yet on closer examination, jihadist movements are immersed in politics, negoti...
The spectre of Boko Haram and its activities in Nigeria dominates both media and academic analysis of Islam in the region. But, as Alexander Thurston argues here, beyond the sensational headlines this group generates, the dynamics of Muslim life i...
"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018" "A highly useful, timely, illuminating work about a little-understood terrorist group." * Kirkus * "Thurstons Boko Haram is lucid, nuanced and authoritative. It is candid about the many remaining uncertainties in the groups story, and navigates these gaps adeptly, urging that the Nigerian government should politically engage with Boko Haram."---Azadeh Moaveni, Times Literary Supplement "Remarkable. . . . [Thurston] breaks from the prevailing narrative that Boko Haram emerged solely because of the poor governance, poverty, and economic misfortune in Nigerias northeast. Instead, Thurston appropriately places religion, and specifically the interaction of religion and localized politics, at the center of his thesis."---Sam Wilkins, War on the Rocks "Absorbing."---Robert Fulford, National Post "A number of solid journalistic accounts of the rise of Boko Haram have appeared in recent years, but Thurstons scholarly works stands out and deserves a wide readership. It offers an authoritative take on the groups murky origins and wisely situates its rise within the context of Nigerian political history."---Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs "Thurstons account of Boko Harams rise and how it interacted dynamically with the political dysfunction and economic malaise that surrounded it is key to understanding its survival."---Siona Jenkins, Financial Times "Thurstons text is . . . a must for anybody interested in Nigerias recent past as well as the dynamics of political and religious development in the larger West African religion."---Roman Loimeier, Africa Spectrum "We now have what may well become the definitive work on the group in the form of Alexander Thurstons superbly detailed new book. . . . Thurston convincingly debunks theories of Boko Haram that would deny its uniquely Nigerian nature . . . [and] sets straight those who think Boko Haram is primarily an extension of jihadist operations from elsewhere."---James H. Barnett, The Weekly Standard "Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement supersedes everything that has been written so far on the development of this enigmatic jihadist movement in northeastern Nigeria. Based on years of research in Northern Nigeria as well as his knowledge of a vast number of primary sources in both Arabic and Hausa, Thurston is able to present a highly convincing account of the historical development of this jihadist movement."---Roman Loimeier, Africa Spectrum "A welcome addition to our knowledge of terrorist organizations. . . . As balanced and comprehensive a treatment of Boko Haram as we are likely to see for many years."---Robert L. Tignor, Michigan War Studies Review "Thurstons book represents one of the most important contributions to the field."---Brandon Kendhammer, Bustan "Thurston has written an immensely valuable documentary history of Boko Haram. The text is concise, well-focused and thoroughly readable, and provides us with essential understandings of this doctrinal movement and its bloody outcomes. . . Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the roots of this insurgency."---Scott MacEachern, Islamic Africa
Alexander Thurston is visiting assistant professor of African studies at Georgetown University and the author of Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics.
Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 The Lifeworld of Muhammad Yusuf 34 2 Preaching Exclusivism, Playing Politics 83 3 "Chaos Is Worse Than Killing" 142 4 Total War in Northeastern Nigeria 197 5 Same War, New Actors 241 Conclusion 300 Selected Bibliography 307 Index 329