Blood and Rage - A Cultural History of Terrorism

In this sweeping and deeply penetrating work, distinguished historian Michael Burleigh explores the nature of terrorism from its origins in the West to the current global threat fueled by fundamentalists. Burleigh 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. He also explores the lives of people engaged in careers of political violence and those who are most affected by the scourge of terrorism. Authoritative, illuminating, and masterfully written, Blood and Rage sheds an unflinching light on the global threat that we are likely to face for decades to come.

Info autore

Michael Burleigh is the author of Earthly Powers, Sacred Causes, and The Third Reich: A New History, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction. He is married and lives in London.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Burleigh
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.03.2010
• EAN: 9780061173868
• ISBN: 978-0-06-117386-8
• Pagine: 624
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Israel, Russia, European History, HISTORY / World, Middle East, Ireland, Political structures: democracy, Terrorism, armed struggle, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Naval forces and warfare, Political control and freedoms, Political ideologies and movements, Violence and abuse in society, Anarchism, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Military / Naval, HISTORY: Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Ideologies / Radicalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Ideologies / Libertarianism, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Ideologies / Anarchism