1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910647393003321

Autore

Eichler Jan

Titolo

Terrorism in Contemporary France : A Vicious Circle of Violence / / by Jan Eichler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031235511

9783031235504

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 pages)

Collana

Contributions to Political Science, , 2198-7297

Disciplina

363.3250944

303.62509440905

Soggetti

Terrorism

Political violence

Europe - Politics and government

Security, International

Communication in politics

International relations

Political science

Terrorism and Political Violence

European Politics

International Security Studies

Political Communication

International Relations Theory

Political Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction of the Book -- Chapter 2. Key Theoretical Concepts and Methodology -- Chapter 3. What Preceded the Attacks Against France: From 9/11 to the European Front of the Global Terror (2001–2005) -- Chapter 4. The Vicious Circle Starts: The French Military Interventions in the Countries of the MENAP -- Chapter 5. The Vicious Circle Escalates: The Terrorist Attacks Against France After 2015 -- Chapter 6. The Revolt of French Soldiers Against the Failing



Immigration Policy -- Chapter 7. Conclusion of the Book.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines radical Jihad terrorism in contemporary France and sheds light on the vicious circle of violence, based on reciprocity. Building upon the theoretical heritage of Pierre Bourdieu, the book develops a methodology and a concept of the vicious circle of violence in France, based on three pillars: actors, dynamics, and effects. Discussing the development of global terrorism between the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the European front against global terror in Spain and Great Britain, the book goes on to analyze why France has not been attacked during the 2000s and why it, in turn, became a primary target of terrorist attacks during the 2010s, with a special emphasis on communication theory and the concept of reciprocity. Studying these attacks on the international level, the book offers insights into violent acts of revenge of the radical home-grown jihadists for the French military interventions in four Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries, especially Libya and Syria. It further investigates the following growing radicalization of the Muslim community on the national level as a reason for terrorist attacks. Finally, the book sheds light on the reactions from within the French military to these developments, before closing with a presentation of the new political context after the 2022 presidential and legislative elections. Based on empirical evidence and a theoretical background this book will appeal to students and scholars of political science and international relations, as well as policy-makers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of terrorism, French politics, and communication theory.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960937103321

Autore

Ang Cheng Guan

Titolo

Ending the Vietnam War : the Vietnamese communists' perspective / / Ang Cheng Guan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

ISBN

1-134-34128-8

1-134-34129-6

1-280-11301-4

0-203-98733-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon studies in the modern history of Asia ; ; 14

Disciplina

959.704/3

Soggetti

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Peace

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam (Democratic Republic)

Vietnam Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The start of negotiations -- The widening war -- Fighting and negotiating -- Negotiations at a standstill -- The peace agreement -- An incomplete victory -- Ending the war.

Sommario/riassunto

Existing studies of the Vietnam War have been written mostly from an American perspective, using western sources, and viewing the conflict through western eyes. This book, based on extensive original research, including Vietnamese, Chinese and former Soviet sources, tells the story of the war from the Tet offensive in 1968 up to the reunification of Vietnam in April 1975. Overall, it provides an important corrective to the predominantly US-centric narratives of the war by placing the Vietnamese communists centre-stage in the story.  It is a sequel to the author's RoutledgeCurzon book The Vietnam War From the Other Side, which covers the period 1962-68.