This book focuses on the drivers of Jihadist terrorism and explains how a better understanding of these drivers can lead to more effective counterterrorism policies all over the world. It builds on results of the extensive body of quality of life studies to document the historical, geo-political, economic, religious, cultural and media drivers of Jihadist terrorism. Guided by a major theme this book shows that the significant gains we have made in combatting Jihadist terrorism are not enough, but that we need to embrace a much broader and comprehensive view of the antecedents and the sustaining enablers of this threat to help guide any sustainable efforts. It proposes interventions designed to effectively treat the causes of this insidious disease. This book is of great interest to new media, policy makers concerned about national security as well as people and academic scholars whose research interest involves conflict and conflict resolution, religious studies, terrorism and counterterrorism, Islamic history, and Islamic geo-politics.

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M. Joseph Sirgy is a management psychologist (Ph.D., U. Massachusetts, 1979) and Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). He has published extensively in the area of well-being and quality of life (QOL). He is the author/editor of many books related to quality of life. He co-founded the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) in 1995, served as its Executive Director/Treasurer from 1995 to 2011 and as Development Director (2011-17). In 1998, he received the Distinguished Fellow Award from ISQOLS. In 2003, ISQOLS honored him as the Distinguished QOL Researcher for research excellence and a record of lifetime achievement in QOL research. In 2010, ISQOLS honored him for excellence and lifetime service to the society. In 2012 he was awarded the EuroMed Management Research Award for outstanding achievements and groundbreaking contributions to well-being and quality-of-life research.

Richard J. Estes, Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, Philadelphia, A.B., La Salle University (Philadelphia); Master of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania; Doctor of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley; and post-master's Certificate in Psychiatric Social Work, the Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Estes specializes in international and comparative social welfare, social policy, and social development. His books include The Social Progress of Nations, 1984; Trends in World Social Development, 1988; Health Care and the Social Services,1984; Towards a Social Development Strategy for the Asia and Pacific Region (with Edward Van Roy), 1992; Social Development in Hong Kong: The Unfinished Agenda, 2005; The Medical, Legal and Social Science Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation (with Sharon Cooper and others), 2005, 2007; A*dvancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World, 2007; and, Islamic Social Progress:Social, Political, Economic, and Ideological Challenges (with Habib Tiliouine, University of Oran, Algeria), Dordrecht NL: Springer, in preparation 2015; The Pursuit ofHuman Well-Being: The Untold Global History (with M. Joseph Sirgy, Virginia Tech), Dordrecht NL: Springer(2015); and Advances in Well-Being: Towards a Better World* (London: Rowman & Littlefield International (with M. Joseph Sirgy)).

Don R. Rahtz (Ph.D., Virginia Tech 1984) is the J. S. Professor of Marketing, Raymond A. Mason School of Business, William and Mary (USA). His expertise is in integrated marketing communication programs, marketing research, survey methodology, analysis, and market assessment. He has had a particular interest in environmental issues, economic sustainable development, transitional economies, business/community interface evaluation, and health systems. He has traveled and worked extensively in the South Asia and Southeast Asian areas with a particular focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Professor Rahtz has conducted a variety of workshops and seminars, and acted as a consultant to businesses in both the public and private sectors concerning the above topics, both in the United States and abroad. In addition, he has produced a number of publications regarding these topics that have appeared books, academic journals, and the popular press. He has been active in promoting the Quality of Life (QOL) field of study in a variety of disciplines and is a founding member of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS).

El-Sayed El-Aswad is currently professor of anthropology at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He served as Chairperson of Sociology Department (2012-2014) at the UAEU. He received his doctorate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Research interest: Cultural and Social Anthropology, Muslim Thought & Worldview, Religion & Cosmology, Sufisim, Symbolism, Social & cultural Change, Social Policy, Globalism, Identity/Personality, Arab Gulf region, Middle East countries, Arab society in transition, Arab Americans, Media, Cyber-Communication, Gender, Folklore, Heritage and national Identity. Prof. el-Aswad is known as a pioneer in the study of cosmology or "ethno- cosmology" and worldviews in Muslim/Arab societies. His ethnographic fieldwork has focused on Egypt, Emirates, Bahrain and the USA. He taught at Wayne State University (USA), Tanta University, Bah...

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Part 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1. The Framework.- Part 2: History of Antagonism Between Islam and Judeo-Christianity.- Chapter 2. Islam vs Christianity and Judaism: Historical Perspective from 632-1946.- Chapter 3. Post Colonial Islam and the State of Islamic Social Progress Following the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1947.- Part 3: Drivers of Islamic-Driven Terrorism.- Chapter 4. Economic Drivers.- Chapter 5. Cultural Drivers and Increasing Religiosity.- Chapter 6. Political Drivers, Globalization, and the Media.- Part 4: Western Response to Islamic Terrorism.- Chapter 7. Current Response: Counterterrorism Strategies Focusing on the Supply Side of the Terrorism Market.- Chapter 8. Proposed Response: Counterterrorism Strategies Focusing on the Demand Side of the Terrorism Market.- Appendix A. Major Acts of Islamic Terrorist in the West since 2000.- Appendix B. Supplemental Readings.