| Description |
1 online resource (x, 194 pages) |
| Contents |
A dangerous new world -- The psychological citizen and globalization -- Universal needs and the psychological roots of radicalization and terrorism -- One world : globalization as ideal -- Fractured globalization : globalization in practice -- Intergroup contact and catastrophic evolution -- Threatened identities, change, and globalization -- Universal rights and duties as explosive threats -- The American dilemma becomes global -- Afterward: The veiled solitude : women as the solution |
| Summary |
This book explores modern Islamic terrorism in the context of globalization and cultural evolution. 21st century terrorism is different and new, first because it relies heavily on electronic communication systems and other aspects of modern technologies, and second, because it is in large part a product of fractured globalization, with its associated threats to the collective identity of Muslims. Part one of this work contrasts globalization as an ideal with globalization as it is actually taking place, with its enormous contradictions and threats. Moghaddam, a longtime and highly respected te |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Terrorism and globalization.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
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Islamic fundamentalism
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Terrorism and globalization
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008016466 |
| ISBN |
9780313344817 |
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0313344817 |
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1282340964 |
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9781282340961 |
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9786612340963 |
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6612340967 |
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