Political Fear in a World in Crisis - A Comparative Study

Drawing on the classical Greek historian, Thucydides, Political Fear in a World in Crisis sheds new light on how xenophobia and liberalism clash in the contemporary world.

About the author

Raymond Taras is Professor of political science at Tulane University in New Orleans. Born and educated in Montreal, Quebec, Taras received his postgraduate degrees at universities in Europe in the 1970s and began publishing scholarly books in the 1980s. He has authored or edited over twenty books: on the collapse of the USSR, Russia's identity in international relations, the rise of liberal and illiberal nationalisms, the internationalization of ethnic conflicts, the dangers of xenophobia, the critique of multiculturalism, the impact of fear on European foreign policy, and the makings of nationhood.

Product details

• Authors: Raymond Taras, Taras Raymond
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.10.2025
• EAN: 9781538170007
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7000-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Illustrations: 10 figures, 5 tables
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Sociology, Political Ideologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Political activism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Comparative Politics, Terrorist attack, Political ideologies and movements, Political activism / Political engagement