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OverviewA comprehensive history of one of the world's deadliest jihadist groupsBoko 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander ThurstonPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691197081ISBN 10: 0691197083 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 27 August 2019 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews"""One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018""" As balanced and comprehensive a treatment of Boko Haram as we are likely to see for many years. aEURO Robert L. Tignor, Michigan War Studies Review Thurston's account of Boko Haram's rise and how it 'interacted dynamically with the political dysfunction and economic malaise that surrounded it' is key to understanding its survival. aEURO Siona Jenkins, Financial Times Offers an authoritative take on [Boko Haram's] murky origins and wisely situates its rise within the context of Nigerian political history. aEURO Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs May well become the definitive work on the group . . . . Thurston convincingly debunks theories of Boko Haram that would deny its uniquely Nigerian nature. aEURO James H. Barnett, Weekly Standard A must for anybody interested in NigeriaaEURO (TM)s recent past as well as the dynamics of political and religious development in the larger West African region. aEURO Roman Loimeier, Africa Spectrum One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018 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 Thurston's account of Boko Haram's 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 Offers an authoritative take on [Boko Haram's] murky origins and wisely situates its rise within the context of Nigerian political history. -Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs May well become the definitive work on the group . . . . Thurston convincingly debunks theories of Boko Haram that would deny its uniquely Nigerian nature. -James H. Barnett, Weekly Standard A must for anybody interested in Nigeria's recent past as well as the dynamics of political and religious development in the larger West African region. -Roman Loimeier, Africa Spectrum One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018 Author InformationAlexander Thurston is visiting assistant professor of political science and comparative religion at Miami University, and the author of Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics. Twitter @sahelblog Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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