Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam
2000 book by Gilles Kepel
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Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam (French: Jihad: Expansion et Déclin de l"Islamisme[1]) is a book by French author and scholar Gilles Kepel. It was originally published in French in 2000 by Gallimard, with English translations by Anthony F. Roberts from Belknap Press in 2002[1] and I.B. Tauris in 2006.
AuthorGilles Kepel
OriginaltitleJihad: Expansion et Déclin de l'Islamisme
TranslatorAnthony F. Roberts
LanguageFrench
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| Author | Gilles Kepel |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jihad: Expansion et Déclin de l'Islamisme |
| Translator | Anthony F. Roberts |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Islam and politics Jihad Islam—20th century |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard  Belknap Press  |
| Publication date | 2000 |
Published in English | 2002 |
| ISBN | 0-674-00877-4 (English, Belknap Press) |
The book provides a detailed examination of the expansion and decline of what he terms the doomed extremist ideology of the Jihadist movement since the 1960s. The author explains the attraction of Islamism to humiliated and faltering segments of the Muslim population and outlines its severe shortcomings.
