Season of Wolves

Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (1968 - 2024) was a political historian, diplomat and acclaimed public intellectual. His books include a trilogy of the post-9/11 era: Contre-Croisade - Le 11 Septembre et le Retournement du monde, Understanding Al Qaeda and A Theory of ISIS. His writing brought a fresh approach to the studies of extremism, conflict, political violence and peace-building. He was a committed pan-Africanist and pan-Arabist. He worked as Professor of International History at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and served as Mauritania's youngest foreign minister in 2008.

• Foreword by Davide RodognoNote on AuthorshipPreface: On the ProwlIntroduction: A Time of Wolves1. The Age of War2. Geographoies of Cruelty3. 9/11 Dramaturgy4. Theatres of Neo-Authoritarianism5. Hungry Season6. The Grid Comes AliveConclusion: Brutal New WorldAcknowledgementsNotesIndex

'A necessary account of the many ways in which the war on terror has fundamentally altered the political, economic, and everyday lives of people around the world to make for a truly dystopian future'