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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814936003321

Autore

Berman Russell A. <1950->

Titolo

Freedom or terror : Europe faces Jihad / / Russell A. Berman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2010

ISBN

0-8179-1116-2

0-8179-1118-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 587

Disciplina

344.052

345.4/02

345.402

Soggetti

Terrorism - Europe

Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam

Islamic fundamentalism - Europe

Terrorism - Europe - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Herbert & Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. European Values and Islamist Violence:Decadence Meets Force; 2. England: Rights and Traditions; 3. France: Terrorism and the Republic; 4. Germany: Memory and Modernization; 5. Belgium, Holland, Denmark:Terror in Small Nations; 6. Bosnia: Genocide and Terrorism; Afterword; Suggestions for Further Reading; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution's Herbert andJane Dwight Working Group on Islamismand the International Order; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In his analysis of Europe's ambivalence toward jihadist terror and the spread of aggressive Islamism, with particular emphasis on the European responses?or lack thereof?to this violent anti-modernism, Russell A. Berman describes how some European countries opt for appeasement and apologetics, whereas others muster the strength to defend their way of life and stand up for freedom. He describes a complex continent of different nations and traditions to further our understanding of the range of reactions to Islamism.