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Origins of political extremism : mass violence in the twentieth century and beyond
- Title
- Origins of political extremism : mass violence in the twentieth century and beyond / Manus I. Midlarsky.
- Author
- Midlarsky, Manus I.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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- Description
- xii, 429 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Political extremism is one of the most pernicious, destructive and nihilistic forms of human expression. During the 20th century, in excess of 100 million people had their lives taken from them as the result of extremist violence. In this wide-ranging book Manus I. Midlarsky suggests that ephemeral gains, together with mortality salience, form basic explanations for the origins of political extremism and constitute a theoretical framework that also explains later mass violence. Midlarsky applies his framework to multiple forms of political extremism including the rise of Italian, Hungarian and Romanian fascism, Nazism, radical Islamism, and Soviet, Chinese and Cambodian communism. Other applications include a rampaging military (Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia) and extreme nationalism in Serbia, Croatia, the Ottoman Empire and Rwanda. Polish anti-Semitism after World War II and the rise of separatist violence in Sri Lanka are also examined"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 11-1933
- ISBN
- 9780521700719 (pbk.)
- 052170071X (pbk.)
- 9780521877084
- 0521877083
- LCCN
- 2010051862
- OCLC
- YBP 2010051862
- Author
- Midlarsky, Manus I.
- Title
- Origins of political extremism : mass violence in the twentieth century and beyond / Manus I. Midlarsky.
- Imprint
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 11-1933