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The battle against anarchist terrorism : an international history, 1878-1934 /

"This is the first global history of the secret diplomatic and police campaign that was waged against anarchist terrorism from 1878 to the 1920s. Anarchist terrorism was at that time the dominant form of terrorism and for many continued to be synonymous with terrorism as late as the 1930s. Rang...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jensen, Richard Bach
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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  • Cover; The Battle against Anarchist Terrorism; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 The origins of anarchist terrorism; The development of the anarchist movement in nineteenth-century Europe; The emergence of anarchist terrorism; Anarchist terrorism after 1878; Anarchist terrorism in the 1890s; 2 Conspiracies, panics, agents provocateurs, mass journalism, and globalization; Anarchist conspiracies?; Anarchist terrorism and moral panics; Informers and agents provocateurs; Anarchist terrorism and the age of mass journalism.
  • Globalization and anarchist terrorismConclusion; 3 International action against subversives: 1815-1889; Fears of subversion and the re-emergence of international police cooperation after 1870; Conclusion; 4 The terrorist 1890s and increasing police cooperation: 1890-1898; Spain proposes an international anti-anarchist accord, 1893; Italian policy, 1892-1896; Germany and anti-anarchist policing; Bilateral anti-anarchist police accords: 1894-1896; Argentina, Italy, and the anarchist menace, 1885-1898119; Spain, Europe, and the anarchists: 1893-1898.
  • The international question of anarchist expulsions, 1894-1898The British response to anarchism; Bomb disposal in Britain and France; Conclusion; 5 The first international conference on terrorism: Rome 1898; Lucheni's motivation; Reactions to the assassination of the Empress Elisabeth; Negotiations for joint actions against Switzerland and the anarchists; German policy and the anti-anarchist conference; Italy, the Vatican, and the proposed conference site; Why did Britain agree to attend the anti-anarchist conference?; The French attitude; The Rome conference opens and defines anarchism.
  • Administrative issues and secret police sessionsThe impact of the Rome conference; Increased police cooperation and a crackdown on anarchism, 1898-1900; Bilateral anti-anarchist accords and police reorganization, September 1898-May 1899; Conclusion; 6 1900: three assassination attempts and the Russo-German anti-anarchist initiative; Sipido's attempt on the prince of Wales; The assassination of Umberto I of Italy; Defects in Umberto's security guard and its reform; A revolution in protection for heads of state?; Italian policing abroad.
  • American efforts to track down the alleged anarchist conspiracyItalian secret police to New York and Buenos Aires, 1900; Italian anti-anarchist legislation?; The attempt on the Persian shah; Turkey and Spain appeal for more anti-anarchist cooperation, August 1900; The Russo-German anti-anarchist proposals of September 1900; Conclusion; 7 The murder of President McKinley, 1901; Czolgosz's motivations; Lack of presidential security; American anti-anarchist legislation; Conclusion; 8 The St. Petersburg Protocol, 1901-1904; Britain and the Russo-German proposals.