Turning to political violence : the emergence of terrorism /
Marc Sageman.
- xxii, 496 pages
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. A Model of the Turn to Political Violence; 2. The French Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Political Violence; 3. Political Violence from the Restoration to the Paris Commune; 4. The Professionalization of Terroristic Violence in Russia; 5. Anarchism and the Expansion of Political Violence; 6. The Specialized Terrorist Organization: The PSR Combat Unit 1902-1908; 7. Banditry, the End of a World, and Indiscriminate Political Violence; 8. Policy Implications; Appendix. Testing the Social Identity Perspective Model of the Turn to Political Violence; Notes
Counterterrorism consultant Marc Sageman examines the history and theory of political violence in his comprehensive new book. Seeking patterns across numerous key case studies, Turning to Political Violence offers a paradigm-shifting perspective that yields stark new implications for how liberal democracies should respond to terrorism.
9780812248777
Political violence--History. Radicalization--History. Terrorism--History. Terrorists--Psychology--History.