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The Mind of the Islamic State: Milestones Along the Road to Hell

by Robert Manne

Redback Quarterly series

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Traces the evolution of the ISIS ideology, from its origins in the prison writings of the revolutionary jihadist Sayyid Qutb, through the thinking of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a book that is essential reading for anyone concerned about terrorist violence. —Publisher

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Themes
islamislamMore like thisLess of thisterrorismterrorismMore like thisLess of this
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Middle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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