{"product_id":"the-rise-of-islamic-state-isis-and-the-new-sunni-revolution-9781784780401","title":"The Rise of Islamic State: Isis and the New Sunni Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe essential \"on the ground\" report on the fastest-growing new threat in the Middle East, from the winner of the 2014 Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born of the Iraqi and Syrian civil wars, the Islamic State astonished the world in 2014 by creating a powerful new force in the Middle East. By combining religious fanaticism and military prowess, the new self-declared caliphate poses a threat to the political status quo of the whole region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Islamic State\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Cockburn describes the conflicts behind a dramatic unraveling of US foreign policy. He shows how the West created the conditions for ISIS's explosive success by stoking the war in Syria. The West--the US and NATO in particular--underestimated the militants' potential until it was too late and failed to act against jihadi sponsors in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784780401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2015 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patrick Cockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705145000117,"sku":"9781784780401","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba62e93d-f32a-4377-b037-028868106f70.jpg?v=1709655340","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rise-of-islamic-state-isis-and-the-new-sunni-revolution-9781784780401","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}