"A surprisingly lively account of where France is at."---Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy "Mr Kepel has long been at the forefront of scholarship of Islamist radicalism. . . . His work bears studying." * The Economist * "No other book portrays in such granular detail the evolution of Islamist terror in [ France], and the implications that that evolution has for the rest of the world, including and especially the United States."---Christopher Dickey, Daily Beast "Kepel deftly orients the reader in the complex history of European jihad."---Lauren Sarazen, Los Angeles Review of Books "Kepel offers the most cogent, nuanced, and complete portrait of the French context to date. He outlines the social fractures that have left swaths of alienated youth vulnerable to the call of holy war; he traces the rise of its latest iteration, driven by a horizontal organizing model and an obsession with accelerating ethno-religious divides in the West; and, finally, he unpacks the roots of specific terrorist networks in France, each of them increasingly nourished by war in Syria. This is vital work. At a time when most public considerations of terrorism are colored by nefarious political ambitions--Trump, Putin, Erdogan, and many others are to thank for that--sensitive and good-faith analyses like Terror in France are all the more valuable."---Cole Stangler, Commonweal "Kepel's research is admirable, and the details he provides about particular terrorists and their trajectories are extremely interesting and useful, not least in respect of the French-Muslim milieus that spawned them."---Mahir Ali, Dawn "Authoritative. . . . Gilles Kepel has contributed a well-written and balanced study of the subject. Terror in France: The Rise of Jihad in the West deserves to be read by anyone who wants a better grasp of what is really going on."---Christine Graf, interLib "Brilliant."---James Kirchick, Commentary "An excellent addition to the body of knowledge of contemporary jihad. . . . It is a cautionary tale for every European nation facing this complex and seemingly intractable threat."---Daragh McDowell, International Affairs "The Prophet of France's Fracture. . . . [ Kepel is] the countrys most famous scholar of Islam."---Robert Worth, New York Times Magazine "Praise for the French edition: "[ Terror in France is] the most essential book to read about France today. . . . Gilles Kepel's important book is the best account we have of all the factors and events that helped create the current situation.""---Mark Lilla, New York Review of Books "Praise for the French edition: "Fascinating, detailed accounts of how small towns have become hotbeds of radical Islamism make [ Terror in France] appealing to readers beyond France seeking to understand homegrown jihadism.""---Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Financial Times
