United States of Jihad: Investigating America's Homegrown Terrorists

By Peter Bergen

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

United States of Jihad: Investigating America's Homegrown Terrorists (2016) is a book by terrorism analyst Peter Bergen. Bergen investigates Americans who plotted or carried out jihadist attacks inside the United States after September 11. Drawing on cases and interviews, he looks at radicalization pathways, online recruitment and what the pattern means for security and civil liberties at home after the attacks.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is Peter Bergen's "United States of Jihad: Investigating America's Homegrown Terrorists." Bergen's reporting on the cases of home-grown jihadis is just excellent. His research is insightful, and his conclusions are balanced. We have less to fear about these lone wolves than the hype surrounding them suggests.”