British Jihadism - The Detail and the Denial

Analysing the involvement of a small but not insignificant number of British Muslims in a series of conflicts since the early 1990s this book interrogates and develops understandings of Jihad, Islamic revivalism, Terrorism and the British government-s policies towards both the Muslim majority world and the UK-s Muslim population. Utilising data compiled from a meticulous empirical study of jihadist websites, their support organisations, social media, ethnic media and local, national, international press it details and examines British Muslim involvement in Jihadist struggles in more than fifteen countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Somalia,  Syria and Yemen as well as exploring the development of domestic political violence within the United Kingdom

Formulating a detailed conceptualisation of British Jihadists- aims, objectives and practices the book presents original conceptual and theoretical critiques and broadens the current research. The a