Origins of political extremism : mass violence in the twentieth century and beyond /

Main Author: Midlarsky, Manus I.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
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245 1 0 |a Origins of political extremism :   |b mass violence in the twentieth century and beyond /   |c Manus I. Midlarsky 
260 |a Cambridge ;   |b Cambridge University Press,   |c 2011  |a New York :  
300 |a xii, 429 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Introduction; Part I. Theory and Empirics: 1. The ephemeral gain: intimations of the politically finite; 2. Mortality salience: intimations of the corporeally finite; 3. Cases; Part II. The Secular 'Isms': 4. Fascism; 5. Communism; Part III. An Ostensibly Sacred 'Ism': 6. Radical Islamism: foundations; 7. Contemporary radical Islamist movements; 8. Muslims in India; Part IV. Extreme Nationalism: 9. Sri Lankan Tamils; 10. Poland; 11. The Balkans; 12. The rampaging military; 13. Variations in genocidal behavior; Part V. Conclusion: 14. Pathways to extremism; 15. Ethics and morality: the rejection of traditional moral restraints; 16. War, peace, and the decline of extremism 
650 0 |a Radicalism 
650 0 |a Violence 
650 0 |a Political violence 
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