{"product_id":"the-way-of-the-strangers-encounters-with-the-islamic-state-paperback-1","title":"The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraeme Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does ISIS really want? This is the definitive account of the strategy, psychology, and fundamentalism driving the Islamic State.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eFOREIGN AFFAIRS \u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Worthy of Joseph Conrad . . . gripping, sobering and revelatory.\"--Tom Holland, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Islamic State inspired a wave of true believers to travel to Syria from Europe, America, and the Middle East, in numbers not seen since the Crusades. What compelled tens of thousands of men and women to leave comfortable, privileged lives to join a death cult in the desert? Steven Pinker called Graeme Wood's analysis of this phenomenon in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \"fascinating, terrifying, occasionally blackly humorous.\" In \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, Wood uses character study, analysis, and original reporting to take us further into the Islamic State's apocalyptic vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough the Islamic State has lost territory, it threatens to rise again, and its followers are plotting on every continent. From the streets of Cairo to the mosques of London, Wood meets with supporters, recruiters, and scholars and asks them why they believe that killing and dying for this cause is the only path to Paradise. With a new afterword, \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the theology and emotional appeal of this resilient group and explores its idiosyncratic, coherent approach to Islam. Just as Lawrence Wright's \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower\u003c\/i\u003e explained the rise of Al Qaida, this book will shape our understanding of a new and deadlier generation of terrorists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e represents journalism at its best: vivid writing, indefatigable legwork, and fearless analysis.\"\u003cb\u003e--Robert D. Kaplan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Return of Marco Polo's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wood is a brilliant analyst and storyteller, and his firsthand reporting and language abilities make him the most reliable commentator on the Islamic State that I have read. His wit matches his intelligence ('Well-behaved Salafis seldom make history')--you don't get through any two pages in his book without a good laugh.\"\u003cb\u003e--Peter Theroux, author of \u003ci\u003eSandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Excruciatingly well observed and devastatingly honest . . . This is the first and only book about the Islamic State to expose, explain, and ultimately undermine its ideology with the relentless irony that comes from blending deep knowledge with hands-on experience. Wood makes it impossible not to laugh, despite the horrors.\"\u003cb\u003e--Elisabeth Kendall, senior research fellow in Arabic and Islamic studies, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraeme Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is a national correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Bloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He was the 2014-2015 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and he teaches in the political science department at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733082992947,"sku":"9780812988772","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SgynVvuybd9780812988772_b63b340c-a8e4-45dd-818f-a01fb5897a98.webp?v=1763917060","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-way-of-the-strangers-encounters-with-the-islamic-state-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}