Book review: ISIS: a history by Fawaz A. Gerges

What explains the rise of ISIS and what does its ascent suggest about the future of the Middle East? In ISIS: A History, LSE Professor Fawaz A. Gerges provides a history of the emergence and growth of ISIS that dispels with many myths and misconceptions. Chris Harmer hails this as an important book, written with a clarity that will appeal within and beyond academic, diplomatic and policy-making circles.