A paper Caliphate: understanding the Islamic State through its documents
The Islamic State is a terror organization that distinguishes itself from other similar groups by the establishment of a bureaucratic structure that projects the image of a state. This essay investigates documents produced in Iraq under the banner of the caliphate. These documents reveal an administ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Malala |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/malala/article/view/131679 |
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| Summary: | The Islamic State is a terror organization that distinguishes itself from other similar groups by the establishment of a bureaucratic structure that projects the image of a state. This essay investigates documents produced in Iraq under the banner of the caliphate. These documents reveal an administration that enforces itself over a large territory. Their analysis points to a particular view of government presented as Islamic, which this investigation compares with precedents set throughout Islamic history, while traces of the modern conception of a state are found to be salient. |
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| ISSN: | 2446-5240 |