03055oam 2200697I 450 991045922350332120220220125946.01-136-82769-21-283-04048-497866130404800-203-83120-910.4324/9780203831205(CKB)2560000000061483(EBL)668166(OCoLC)707068605(SSID)ssj0000469335(PQKBManifestationID)12202115(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469335(PQKBWorkID)10510161(PQKB)10506788(MiAaPQ)EBC668166(PPN)198456131(Au-PeEL)EBL668166(CaPaEBR)ebr10452423(CaONFJC)MIL304048(OCoLC)710992772(EXLCZ)99256000000006148320180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFreedom and terror reason and unreason in politics /Abraham Kaplan and Gabriel WeimannNew York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (200 p.)Contemporary terrorism studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-84090-4 0-415-60598-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.The age of madness -- Knowledge and political action -- Politics, law and behavioral sciences -- Historical interpretation -- The politics of protest -- The ethics of terror -- The psychodynamics of terror -- The theater of terror : modern terrorism and the mass media -- Moral responsibilities and political realities -- The ethics of power -- The politics of prejudice -- In defense of freedom -- The limits of reason.This book examines reason and unreason in the legal and political responses to terrorism.Terrorism is often perceived as sheer madness, unreasonable use of extreme violence and senseless, futile political action. These assertions are challenged by this book. Combining 'traditional' thought (by Kaplan) on reason and unreason in terrorism with empirical explorations of post-modern terrorism and its use of communication platforms (by Weimann) the work uses interdisciplinary and cross disciplinary dimensions? to provide a multidimensional picture of critical issues in current poliContemporary terrorism studies.TerrorismPolitical aspectsTerrorismMoral and ethical aspectsLibertyElectronic books.TerrorismPolitical aspects.TerrorismMoral and ethical aspects.Liberty.363.325Kaplan Abraham1918-1993.,914726Weimann Gabriel1950-495871MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459223503321Freedom and terror2049996UNINA