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Terror in the name of faith : religion and political violence /

"As a manifestation of asymmetrical violence coming from the bottom up, terrorism in the late 20th and early 21st centuries is qualitatively different from terrorism in earlier times. Against a backdrop of globalization, the spread of new forms of mass communication, and the threat of uncontrol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ėmanuilov, R. I͡A. (Rakhaim I͡Ashaevich)
Otros Autores: I͡Ashlavskiĭ, Andreĭ
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Islamist terrorism: a perversion or the norm?
  • The ideological roots of religious terrorism: Salafism and Jihadism
  • Palestine: from left-wing nationalism to Islamism
  • The Islamic Revolution: the export version Al-Qaeda: terrorist franchising
  • Jihadism in the post-soviet landscape
  • As a conclusion. Resisting religious extrememism and terrorism: what should be done?