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Book Review: Jihadi Culture: The Art and Social Practices of Militant Islamists
Andrew GlazzardRUSI Journal, 21 November 2017
Art, Culture and Literature, Terrorism
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Senior Research Fellow; Director, National Security and Resilience Studies
Dr Andrew Glazzard is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the National Security and Resilience Studies research group at RUSI.
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