TY - BOOK AU - ABDEL Bari Atwan TI - Islamic state: the digital caliphate SN - 9780863561955 (hbk.) PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Saqi KW - ISLAMIC STATE (ORGANIZATION) KW - RADICALISM KW - MIDDLE EAST KW - SOCIAL MEDIA KW - POLITICAL ASPECTS N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In this timely and important book, Abdel Bari Atwan draws on his unrivaled knowledge of the global jihadi movement and Middle Eastern geopolitics to reveal the origins and modus operandi of Islamic State. Based on extensive field research and exclusive interviews with IS insiders, Atwan outlines the group's leadership structure, as well as its strategies, tactics and diverse methods of recruitment ER -