Blood and Rage: A Cultural history of Terrorism
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0007242255 / Publisher: Harper Perennial, April 2009
A far-reaching history of terrorism across the world, from its beginnings to the modern day, from the highly acclaimed author of `Sacred Causes' and `Earthly Powers'. The paperback edition will be updated to cover recent events - including the recent terror attacks in Mumbai in November 2008 and the continued military clash in Gaza in early 2009.
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This book is a sweeping and deeply penetrating work of history that explores the nature of terrorism from its origins in the West to today's global threat fueled by fundamentalists. The author, a distinguished historian emphasizes the lethal resentments and the twisted morality that spawn terrorism rather than the ideological or religious justification that routinely accompanies it. He reveals who the terrorist groups are, how they organize and operate, what motivates their violence, and how wider support encourages them. This book takes us from the roots of terrorism in the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the Russian Nihilists, and the London-based anarchists of Black International to the various terrorist campaigns that exist today. It also exploresthe lives of people engaged in careers of political violence and those who are most affected by terrorism.
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