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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157454803321

Autore

Beck Colin J.

Titolo

Radicals, revolutionaries, and terrorists / / Colin J. Beck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2015

2015

ISBN

0-7456-9815-8

0-7456-9817-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Collana

Social Movements series

Classificazione

316.4

303.48/4

Disciplina

303.48/4

Soggetti

Radicalism

Revolutions

Terrorism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Known Knowns; 1 What is Radicalism?; The study of movements, revolution, and terrorism; Conceptualizing terrorism; Conceptualizing revolution; Conceptualizing radicalism; The chapters to come; Notes; 2 Who is Radical?; Individual participation in radicalism; Social support for radicalism; Radical leaderships; The social psychology of radicalism; Summary; Notes; 3 How Do Radical Movements Organize?; Types of radical organizations; Networks and recruitment to movements; Revolutionary coalitions; Radical flanks, spillover, and spill-out

SummaryNotes; 4 When and Where Does Radicalism Occur?; Structural causes of radicalism; Regime type and radicalism; The role of civil society and media; Global and historical contexts of radicalism; Summary; Notes; Part II: The Known Unknowns; 5 Is Radicalism about Ideas and Ideology?; Culture and action in radicalism; Culture and structure in radicalism; Religion and terrorism; Ideology and the course of revolution; Summary; 6 Is There a Life Cycle of Radicalism?; Repression and elite adaptation; Outcomes of radicalism; A modest proposal: From revolutionary coalitions to outcomes; Summary

NotesRepertoires of contention and innovation; 7 How and Why Does



Radicalism Diffuse in Waves?; Channels of diffusion; Actors, social similarity, and relevance in diffusion; Time, space, and context of radical waves; Summary; Notes; 8 What is the Past and Future of Radicalism?; The future of radicals, revolutionaries, and terrorists; References; Index; End User License Agreement

Sommario/riassunto

Terrorism, mass uprisings, and political extremism are in the news every day. It is no coincidence that these phenomena come together at the beginning of a new era. Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Terrorists provides a comprehensive survey of the intersection of radical social movements and political violence.The book considers eight essential questions for understanding radicalism, including its origins, dynamics, and outcomes. Ranging across the globe from the 1500s to the present, the book examines cases as diverse as nineteenth-century anarchists, the Nazis, Che Guevara, the Weather Undergr