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Terrorizm - vzgliad iznutri [Inside Terrorism]
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Terrorizm - vzgliad iznutri [Inside Terrorism]

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Bruce Hoffman, the director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, has written a clear summary of some of the major historical trends in international terrorism. He makes careful distinctions between the motivations that drive political (or ethno-nationalist) terrorism and religious terrorism, and he also shows why the rise of religious terrorism, coupled with the increased availability of weapons of mass destruction, may foretell an era of even greater violence. In the past, Hoffman argues, the main goal of the terrorist was not to kill, but to attract media attention to his cause in the hope of initiating reform. 'For the religious terrorist,' however, 'violence is first and foremost a sacramental act or divine duty executed in direct response to some theologica
 

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Bruce Hoffman, the director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, has written a clear summary of some of the major historical trends in international terrorism. He makes careful distinctions between the motivations that drive political (or ethno-nationalist) terrorism and religious terrorism, and he also shows why the rise of religious terrorism, coupled with the increased availability of weapons of mass destruction, may foretell an era of even greater violence. In the past, Hoffman argues, the main goal of the terrorist was not to kill, but to attract media attention to his cause in the hope of initiating reform. 'For the religious terrorist,' however, 'violence is first and foremost a sacramental act or divine duty executed in direct response to some theological demand or imperative ... religious terrorists see themselves not as components of a system worth preserving but as 'outsiders,' seeking fundamental changes in the existing order.'

Data sheet

ISBN
5980420258
Publisher
Ultra. Kul'tura
Ultra Kultura
Ультра Культура
Author
Hoffman Bruce
Хоффман Б.
Year Published
2003
Pages
264
Format
Hardcover
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