Jessica Stern is a leading expert on terrorism and trauma. Stern is
the coauthor with J. M. Berger of ISIS: The State of Terror and the
author of Denial: A Memoir of Terror and Terror in the Name of God:
Why Religious Militants Kill, selected by the New York Times as a
notable book of the year. She has held fellowships awarded by the
Guggenheim Foundation, the Erikson Institute, and the MacArthur
Foundation. She was a Council on Foreign Relations International
Affairs Fellow, a national fellow at Stanford University's Hoover
Institution, and a fellow of the World Economic Forum. Stern is a
research professor at Boston University. Prior to teaching, she
worked in government, serving on President Clinton's National
Security Council Staff and as an analyst at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory.
J. M. Berger is a nonresident fellow with the Brookings Institution
and the author of Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of
Islam, a critically acclaimed history of the American jihadist
movement. He is a regular contributor to Foreign Policy magazine
and his website, Intelwire.com, has published thousands of
declassified documents on the September 11 attacks and the Oklahoma
City bombing.
"Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger's new book, "ISIS," should be required reading for every politician and policymaker...Their smart, granular analysis is a bracing antidote to both facile dismissals and wild exaggerations....Stern and Berger offer a nuanced and readable account of the ideological and organizational origins of the group." -- Washington Post"By far the most important contribution yet to our understanding of an organization that remains cloaked in mystery and misunderstanding . . . A brisk, readable, and eye-opening account of ISIS's past, present, and future. This is a book every American should read." -- Reza Aslan, author of No God but god and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth"A timely and urgent book that is essential reading for analysts and policy makers alike. In what is already a cornerstone contribution, Stern and Berger offer the kind of cold-blood analysis so desperately needed on the poorly understood phenomenon that is the so-called Islamic state." -- John Horgan, author of The Psychology of Terrorism"The first serious book to analyze the rise of ISIS . . . Stern and Berger write clearly and persuasively and marshal impressive primary research from ISIS's prodigious propaganda to help explain how ISIS became the dominant jihadi group today. It's a terrific and important read." -- Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad"Stern and Berger pull back the curtain to expose facts and myths about the violent Salafi apocalyptic cult calling itself the Islamic State. A must-read." -- Mike Walker, former undersecretary and acting secretary of the United States Army"ISIS emerged in territory occupied by American soldiers, governed by dictatorial regimes, and fought over by sectarian extremists. Stern and Berger provide context for understanding ISIS's past and considering how its media model may affect future extremist movements." -- Kecia Ali, associate professor religion, Boston University"A penetrating analysis . . . The book provides important context for an evolving organization and proto-state that is attempting to rewrite the jihadi playbook." -- Aaron Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy"ISIS: The State of Terror is a timely and important history of a movement that now defines the 21st century." -- Sam Kiley, Evening Standard (London)"This book should be required reading for every politician and policymaker." -- Washington Post
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