Author
Darryl Li
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Publisher
Stanford Uni
Published
December 2019
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Author
Darryl Li
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Stanford Uni
Published
December 2019
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UNIVERSAL ENEMY
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No contemporary figure is more demonized than the Islamist foreign fighter who wages jihad around the world. Spreading violence, disregarding national borders, and rejecting secular norms, so-called jihadists seem opposed to universalism itself. In a radical departure from conventional wisdom on the topic, The Universal Enemy argues that transnational jihadists are engaged in their own form of universalism: these fighters struggle to realize an Islamist vision directed at all of humanity, transcending racial and cultural difference.
Anthropologist and attorney Darryl Li reconceptualizes jihad as armed transnational solidarity under conditions of American empire, revisiting a pivotal moment after the Cold War when ethnic cleansing in the Balkans dominated global headlines. Muslim volunteers came from distant lands to fight in Bosnia-Herzegovina alongside their co-religionists, offering themselves as an alternative to the US-led international community. Li highlights the parallels and overlaps between transnational jihads and other universalisms such as the War on Terror, United Nations peacekeeping, and socialist Non-Alignment. Developed from more than a decade of research with former fighters in a half-dozen countries, The Universal Enemy explores the relationship between jihad and American empire to shed critical light on both.
Author
Darryl Li
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Stanford Uni
Published
December 2019
Weight
590g
Dimensions
150 x 227 x 36 mm
ISBN
9781503610873
ISBN-10
150361087X
Eden Code
5425865
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Author/Creator: Darryl Li
ISBN: 9781503610873
Publisher: Stanford Uni
Release Date: December 2019
Weight: 590g
Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 36 mm
Eden Code: 5425865