The Jihadis Return: Isis and the New Sunni Uprising
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I developed many of the themes in this book while giving lectures for Alwan for the Arts Foundation in New York in 2014, as well as in articles for The Independent and the London Review of Books. Many thanks to all for their encouragement and support.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patrick Cockburn is currently Middle East correspondent for The Independent and worked previously for the Financial Times. He has written three books on Iraq’s recent history as well as a memoir, The Broken Boy, and, with his son, a book on schizophrenia, Henry’s Demons, which was shortlisted for a Costa Award. He won the Martha Gellhorn Prize in 2005, the James Cameron Prize in 2006, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2009. He was named Foreign Commentator of the Year by the Comment Awards in 2013.
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