Boko Haram. The History of an African Jihadist Movement, Paperback/Alexander Thurston

"Thurston has written the definitive history of Boko Haram . By weaving a complex tapestry of politics and religion, he explains the peculiarity and potency of one of the world's most lethal jihadist insurgencies. A violent and secretive sect that was impenetrable even to experts is now laid bare."--William McCants, author of The ISIS Apocalypse.e.