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Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism
Travis Morris
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Description for Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism
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Dark Ideas is the first book of its kind to show how ideas have transformed violent extremism over the past six decades. Certain violent jihadi and neo-Nazi innovations have now become accepted practices by groups and individuals, yet they are rarely examined from this perspective. This book comparatively examines some of these strategic and tactical ideas in context. Innovations such as how to weaponize thoughts, create new forms of violence, or shift targets advance terrorism studies into the realm of violent extremist doctrine. Each chapter examines the most influential violent jihadi or neo-Nazi ideologue behind an innovation, the context from ... Read more
Dark Ideas is the first book of its kind to show how ideas have transformed violent extremism over the past six decades. Certain violent jihadi and neo-Nazi innovations have now become accepted practices by groups and individuals, yet they are rarely examined from this perspective. This book comparatively examines some of these strategic and tactical ideas in context. Innovations such as how to weaponize thoughts, create new forms of violence, or shift targets advance terrorism studies into the realm of violent extremist doctrine. Each chapter examines the most influential violent jihadi or neo-Nazi ideologue behind an innovation, the context from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739191040
SKU
V9780739191040
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About Travis Morris
Travis Morris is an assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice and serves as director of Norwich University's Peace and War Center.
Reviews for Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism
A detailed study of the role of ideology on extremism and terrorism, this book delineates the innovative uses of violent jihadi and neo-Nazi ideas, demonstrating how ideology can be reconstructed in support of malicious objectives. A thought-provoking and a timely study for counter-terrorism scholars and practitioners.
Rohan Gunaratna, author of Inside al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror
Rohan Gunaratna, author of Inside al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror