by Gilles Kepel · Ediciones Península · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483073612
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In 'La Yihad: Expansion and Decline of Islamism', Gilles Kepel offers an exhaustive analysis of Islamist movements throughout the 20th century, exploring their rise and subsequent decline. The author examines the historical, cultural, and social dimensions of jihad, providing an original and brilliant vision of this political-religious phenomenon. This edition from Ediciones Península, with 622 pages, is an essential work for understanding the evolution of Islamism and its impact on the contemporary world.
Gilles Kepel is a French political scientist and Arabist, specialized in the contemporary Middle East and Muslims in the West. He was a professor at Sciences Po Paris, and Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) university, where he was the director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program. His book Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West was reviewed by The New York Times as "an excellent primer for anyone wanting to get up to speed on the region." His essay Le Prophète et la Pandémie / du Moyen-Orient au jihadisme d'atmosphère topped the best-seller lists, and was translated into English as well as several other languages.
