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Book SynopsisMathilde Becker Aarseth is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Islamic and Middle East Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. She has published on ISIS in the journal Middle East Policy and in the Routledge Handbook of Citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa (2020).
Trade ReviewThis is interesting and well-researched book examines the many contradictions behind the so-called Islamic State's governance project and the tragic toll it took on Mosul's civilian population. By putting civilians at the center of her account, Mathilde Becker Aarseth offers an insightful and much-needed perspective on the group's rise as well as on dynamics of rebel governance more in general. * Benedetta Berti, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute, USA *
In this perceptive and vividly written account, Mathilde Aarseth gives us an unparalleled insight into the rule of ISIS in Mosul. Her forensic and authoritative examination of ISIS practices highlights the tensions of ideology, expediency and venality that marked their system of governance but that also provoked everyday forms of resistance. * Charles Tripp, Professor Emeritus of Politics, SOAS, University of London, UK *
Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. The Road to Power 3. Policing the Caliphate 4. Resistance in the Classrooms 5. A reign of terror in Mosul’s hospitals 6. Conclusion Notes on Sources and Methodology Bibliography Notes
