Blood and rage - Michael Burleigh
a cultural history of terrorism
KORTE INHOUD
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'. Basing his study on a wide range of sources and key players from the world of terrorism, Burleigh explains and defines the meaning of terrorism and marks its progression from its hard to trace beginnings to the modern-day. He begins with the first modern terrorist groups: the Irish Republican Brotherhood -- the precursors of the IRA -- who played a key role in the formation of an Irish Republican ideology. He goes on to look at Tsarist Russia where the 'intelligentsia' launched attacks on organs of state, left-wing fighting against 'Fascism' and 'Nazism' in the 70's and 80's in western Germany and Italy, and Britain and Spain's long and drawn out battles with their own terrorist groups the IRA and ETA respectively. He ends with the first globally inclusive account of Islamist terrorism since 1980s till the present. Primarily, Burleigh aims to e...
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Dikke hardback in goede staat. Stofomslag gebruikssporen. Binnenwerk netjes. 2 fotokaternen. Engelstalig.; 2008; First edition; HarperPress; xii, 545 pagina's; Titel: Blood and Rage. A Cultural History of Terrorism; Ref: 222621 / H24P735A
