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So often in history, it is ideas that wipe out.... What are the ideas that drive the Islamic Talk about? How did it develop and systematise its unique form of apocalyptic assault? On this gripping bank account, Robert Manne shows how the Islamic State's worldview progressed, from the 1960s jail writings of Sayyid Qutb all the way to its graceful online magazine of horror, Dabiq. This gripping bank account reveals the key role of texts such as The Management of Savagery and statistics such as al-Zarqawi, who set out to pit Sunni against Shi'a, tearing Iraq apart. Shortly after the fall of Mosul in June 2014, US General Michael Nagata said of the new jihadist menace, 'We havent defeated the theory. We do not understand the theory.' By analyzing the beliefs and strategies at the heart of the Islamic Talk about, Manne shows what sort of dark ideology happened. Robert Manne is emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe College or university. His recent literature include Making Trouble: Essays Against the brand new Complacency and The Words That Made Australia (as coeditor). He has written three quarterly essays and is a regular contributor to The Regular and The Guardian.
