Patrick Cockburn. The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution. London: Verso, 2015. 192 pp.

• Main Author: Nolasco, Janus Isaac V.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/stjgs/vol3/iss2/5; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/stjgs/article/1071/viewcontent/ST_203.2_205_20Book_20review_20__20Nolasco.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Excerpt: Since bursting into the world-historical scene in the seventh century, Islam has largely had a bad name. From medieval Europeans to contemporary commentators, it has been perceived as, among other things, a fanatical religion, prone to violence and extremism, of which 9/11 was arguably the...