Ebook: ISIS

Islamism in a fragmented society -- The development of the sahwa -- Resistance to sahwa ascendancy -- A sacrificed generation -- The logic of the insurrection -- Anatomy of a failure -- The Islamists after the insurrection -- Conclusion: the lessons of the insurrection.;Explores the political culture in Saudi Arabia, describing how the Middle Eastern country became a place of refuge for Islamist militants beginning in the 1950s, which led to a social movement that focused on political activism and local religious ideas, and discussing the effects of this social movement on Saudi society.