A new era has begun in france with the inauguration of president emmanuel macron. Much has been written recently about the rise of fundamentalisms in contemporary religion. See all books authored by gilles kepel, including jihad, and the revenge of god. Gilles kepel perspectives on politics cambridge core. Princeton, princeton university press, 2017, 240 pp. The longterm goal of the jihad generation is to destroy europe through civil war and then build an islamic society from the ashes, prof. Bushs global war on terror and al qaedas murderous jihad. Janis victims of groupthink accountability, group decision making and conflict management in a prison experiment. His focus is radical movements within christianity, judaism, and islam. His critique of the subject matter is based on two grand narratives president george w. Gilles kepel has 44 books on goodreads with 3361 ratings. This is the first indepth attempt to follow the history and geography of islamist political movements. The trail of political islam gilles kepel journal of. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
The trial of political islam find, read and cite all the research you. The trail of political islam gilles kepel london i. Perhaps the most definitive is gilles kepel s jihad. On may 15, gilles kepel, tamara cofman wittes, and matthew levitt addressed a policy forum at the washington.
Gilles kepel, one of europes leading experts on islamism, the middle east, and north africa, is a professor at the institute of political studies, paris sciences po. Gilles kepel, tamara cofman wittes, and matthew levitt may 19, 2017 leading american and french experts discuss the evolution of modern jihad and europes concerns about radicalized foreign fighters returning home from iraq and syria. The belknap pressharvard university press, 2002, 454 pp. Exposing the role that islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts. Kepel has no method as such he makes no claim to be a political scientist or social scientist. Gilles kepel s jihad makes an ideal companion to morning newspapers filled with frustratingly contextfree briefs from the war on terrorism this is a decidedly grounded book. Keep those muslims satisfied, keep europe for them a big rock candy mountain.
Jihad is the first extensive, indepth attempt to follow the history and geography of this disturbing politicalreligious phenomenon. The bush administrations war against the axis of evil was a deliberate reprise of the regan administrations struggle against the. Although kepel clearly believes in the western ideal of civil society, he puts himself in the place of. The trail of political islam by gilles kepel a copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition.
The trail of political islam cambridge, mass harvard university press, 2002. On march 17, shortly after the madrid bombings, alqaida made what is to date their only endorsement in. The trail of political islam, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Kepel s research is admirable, and the details he provides about particular terrorists and their trajectories are extremely interesting and useful, not least in respect of the frenchmuslim milieus that spawned them. It was originally published in french in 2000 by gallimard, with english translations by anthony f. Kepel has traveled throughout the muslim world gathering documents, interviews, and archival materials, in order to give readers a comprehensive understanding of the scope of islamist movements, their past, and their present. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a. Gilles kepel books list of books by author gilles kepel. Kepel s book, jihad, published in 2000, chronicled the rise and what looked like the fall of osama bin laden and parallel movements in the 1990s as, fresh from the victory they claimed against.
Professor kepel has previously been a visiting professor at he has written works on radical islam including jihad. So listen up, please, to what gilles kepel has to say. Salafi jihadism or jihadistsalafism is a transnational religiouspolitical ideology based on a belief in physical jihadism and the salafi movement of returning to what adherents believe to be true sunni islam the terms salafist jihadist and jihadistsalafism were coined by scholar gilles kepel in 2002 to describe a hybrid islamist ideology developed by international islamist. One of the most admirable aspects of this book is that gilles kepel is not. His opponent, marine le pen, repeatedly attacked him as soft on terrorism, to which macron countered that the jihadists goal was to spur the extreme right to victory. Kepel is wellplaced to tell its story given his extensive travels in the very places where militant islam was born and nurtured. Gilles kepel s landmark book provides an indepth history and compelling perhaps the most definitive is gilles kepel s jihad. Juni 1955 in paris ist franzosischer sozialwissenschaftler. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. When a terrorist made a death threat against gilles kepel, frances most famous scholar of islam, it deepened his embroilment in a national debate over muslim assimilation and extremism. Request pdf on jun 1, 2006, michael humphrey and others published gilles kepel. The vocabulary of this revolt owes a lot to the banlieue riots and the jihad movement in france. Professor arne westad this event was recorded on 24 november 2009 in old theatre, old building. Fluent in arabic, gilles kepel has traveled throughout the muslim world gathering documents, interviews, and archival materials inaccessible to most scholars, in order to give us a comprehensive understanding of.
Meet emmanuel macrons man on terrorism, professor gilles. The resurgence of islam, christianity and judaism in the modern world, and more on. On bastille day in 2016, an isis sympathizer drove a truck into crowds of vacationers at the beaches of nice, and two weeks later an. Sciences po, gilles kepel, claims that the current wave of islamic terrorism in europe is not so much a war of western civilization against islam, but a war within islam itself. Gilles kepel fluent in arabic, gilles kepel has traveled throughout the muslim world gathering documents, interviews, and. This is nothing new, its gilles kepel s standard line, and in fact many others claim the same thing. A significant contribution of kepel s book is to bring attention to the work of alsuri, relatively unknown by commentators among the names of jihad leaders. Gilles kepel the virulent new brand of islamic extremism threatening the west in november 2015, isis terrorists massacred scores of people in paris with coordinated attacks on the bataclan concert hall, cafes and restaurants, and the national sports stadium. One of the most admirable aspects of this book is that gilles kepel is not afraid to tackle the difficult subject of the recent wave of terrorist attacks in france with all the complexity it deserves. Alsuri advocated grassroots terrorist action carried out against civilians in order to sow fear, inspired by but not organized from the top, and characterized by individuals acting in. A veritable deluge of books has appeared in bookstores since sept. The strategy is similar to the expansion of islamic state in syria, iraq, and libya where the terrorist organisation was able to use the chaos of civil war to slowly build its forces, grow in.