03294nam 2200613Ia 450 991078079430332120230725041433.01-282-35203-297866123520340-300-15501-810.12987/9780300155013(CKB)2430000000010709(OCoLC)593242145(CaPaEBR)ebrary10351959(SSID)ssj0000299471(PQKBManifestationID)11229112(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299471(PQKBWorkID)10242537(PQKB)11673774(MiAaPQ)EBC3420634(DE-B1597)485439(DE-B1597)9780300155013(Au-PeEL)EBL3420634(CaPaEBR)ebr10351959(CaONFJC)MIL235203(OCoLC)923595314(EXLCZ)99243000000001070920090428d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIn the name of God and country[electronic resource] reconsidering terrorism in American history /Michael FellmanNew Haven Yale University Pressc20101 online resource (282 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-11510-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. John Brown -- 2. Terrorism and Civil War -- 3. Blood Redemption -- 4. The Haymarket -- 5. The Philippines War -- Coda -- Note on Terms -- Notes -- IndexWith insight and originality, Michael Fellman argues that terrorism, in various forms, has been a constant and driving force in American history. In part, this is due to the nature of American republicanism and Protestant Christianity, which he believes contain a core of moral absolutism and self-righteousness that perpetrators of terrorism use to justify their actions. Fellman also argues that there is an intrinsic relationship between terrorist acts by non-state groups and responses on the part of the state; unlike many observers, he believes that both the action and the reaction constitute terrorism.Fellman's compelling narrative focuses on five key episodes: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry; terrorism during the American Civil War, especially race warfare and guerrilla warfare; the organized "White Line" paramilitary destruction of Reconstruction in Mississippi; the Haymarket Affair and its aftermath; and the Philippine-American war of 1899-1902. In an epilogue, he applies this history to illuminate the Bush-Cheney administration's use of terrorism in the so-called war on terror. In the Name of God and Country demonstrates the centrality of terrorism in shaping America even to this day.TerrorismUnited StatesHistorySubversive activitiesUnited StatesHistoryTerrorismHistory.Subversive activitiesHistory.363.3250973Fellman Michael483920MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780794303321In the name of God and country3817865UNINA