Origins of political extremism mass violence in the twentieth century and beyond /
"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 ephe...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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- 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.