Terrorism: A History
AUTHOR: Randall D. Law “Exceptionally rich and sophisticated in analysis, The Routledge History of Terrorism is a much needed addition Read More
Books
CORE’s recommended books – recent and classic, popular and academic – provide a deeper insight into the issues around extremism, radicalisation and polarisation.
Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism
AUTHOR: Michael Burleigh “Burleigh’s evident ability to assimilate and communicate incisively…a highly intelligent and comprehensive survey of recent terrorism.” – Read More
From Fascism to Populism in History
AUTHOR: Federico Finchelstein “This is . . . more than a history of connections; it is an essaying of world Read More
Age of Anger: A History of the Present
AUTHOR: Pankaj Mishra A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 Named a Best Book of the Year by Slate and NPR Longlisted for the Read More
Not so black and white
AUTHOR: Kenan Malik Selected as one of the ‘Books to Read in 2023’ in the Financial Times and The Irish Times Is white Read More
Populist Parties and Democratic Resilience
EDITED BY: Ben Crum and Alvaro Oleart Populist Parties and Democratic Resilience focuses on populist parties as the main agents of Read More
Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State
AUTHOR: Ali Soufan “Mr Soufan is at his most interesting in describing in detail the ambiguous role of Iran in Read More
Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
AUTHOR: Ahmed Rashid “Rashid has written another masterful commentary on the troubled region…. [Jihad] combines the research of a skilled Read More
Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World
AUTHOR: Shadi Hamid “Shadi Hamid provides an invaluable corrective to Western interpretations of Islam, Islamism, and the future of democracy Read More
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam
AUTHOR: Gilles Kepel ‘Deeply researched, deeply measured and deeply instructive – the best survey available and likely to remain so’ Read More