Methodology Concepts developed in this book Introduction 1: The Historical Perspective on European Jihadis and the Birth of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria 2: Subcultures of Humiliation and Counter-Humiliation 3: Jihadi Actors 4: The Jihadis and the Family 5: The European Nations and their Jihadis 6: The Jihadogenic Urban Structure 7: European Jihadi Cells General conclusion Bibliography

"Khosrokhavar offers a valuable political ethnographic and anthropological analysis. The book explains the lure of jihadism for modern European youth and breaks down complex theology into an easily understood language supported by enlightening interview evidence. This is a recommended read for anyone looking for insight into the thoughts and motivations of young European jihadists." -- Laura Welty, International Affairs "This brilliant, indispensable book provides the first truly sociological explanation of Jihadism in Europe: Violent fanaticism is produced first by humiliating social exclusion, then by the failure of Western secular utopias. Farhad Khosrokhavar is masterful thinker of enormous reach." -- Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University "Farhad Khosrokhavar is a distinguished French sociologist with a long record of thought-provoking writings on Islamist political movements and the extremist fringe. His new book will stimulate healthy debate. Khosrokhavar is willing to say decidedly un-PC things about the roots of jihadism. This is not an alarmist book but Khosrokhavar recognizes the gravity of the threat posed by jihadist extremism to the social fabric of Europe's cities." -- Jyette Klausen, Brandeis University "Professor Farhad Khosrokhavar is the only social scientist in the world that could have written such a unique book. An unrivalled book, that offers the best and clearest analysis one can conceive on Jihadism in Europe, as a total phenomenon, in its multiple dimensions - political, and geo-political, psychological, social, cultural, religious." -- Michel Wieviorka, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales "In this thought-provoking book, Khosrokhavar analyzes European jihadism as a complex social phenomenon with political, psychological, economic, cultural, and religious dimensions." -- Choice "Farhad Khosrokhavar proves to be able to provide readers with new perspectives on European jihadism and radicalization as a multi-faceted social phenomenon." -- Carimo Mohomed, Politics, Religion and Ideology

Selling point: Explores the intersection of poverty and extremism in urban environments Selling point: Includes previously unpublished interviews with Jihadists and other disillusioned individuals Selling point: Unpacks information from the media, police, and intelligence services

Farhad Khosrokhavar is a retired professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France. He has published some 26 books, several of which have been translated into different languages.

Selling point: Explores the intersection of poverty and extremism in urban environments Selling point: Includes previously unpublished interviews with Jihadists and other disillusioned individuals Selling point: Unpacks information from the media, police, and intelligence services