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From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (319 pages)
Disciplina 201.763320973
Soggetto topico United States - Religion
United States -- Religion
Violence - Religious aspects
Violence -- Religious aspects
Violence - United States
Violence -- United States
Violence - Religious aspects - United States
Violence
Soggetto non controllato america
american culture
american experience
american history
christianity
cultural history
formative moments
jeremiad
jihad
law enforcement
modern history
order and meaning
political history
religion and culture
religious historians
religious history
religious identities
religious institutions
religious rituals
religious texts
religious violence
revolution
secession
terrorism
united states
violent history
war
ISBN 1-280-49193-0
9786613587169
0-520-95153-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction. John Brown, Jeremiad, and Jihad: Reflections on Religion, Violence, and America -- 1. From King Philip's War to September 11: Religion, Violence, and the American Way -- 2. A Nation Birthed in Blood: Violent Cosmogonies and American Film -- 3. From Covenant to Crusade and Back: American Christianity and the Late Great War -- 4. From Jeremiad to Manifesto: The Rhetorical Evolution of John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" -- 5. American Providence, American Violence -- 6. New Israel, New Amalek: Biblical Exhortations to Religious Violence -- 7. Religion and Violence in Black and White -- 8. State Violence and the Un-American West: Mormons, American Indians, and Cults -- 9. Alma White's Bloodless Warfare: Women and Violence in U.S. Religious History -- 10. Of Tragedy and Its Aftermath: The Search for Religious Meaning in the Shootings at Virginia Tech -- 11. A Just or Holy War of Independence? The Revolution's Legacy for Religion, Violence, and American Exceptionalism -- 12. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for America: Realism, Sacrifice, and the Civil War -- 13. Contemporary Warfare and American Efforts at Restraint -- 14. Enemies Near and Far. The United States and Its Muslim Allies in Radical Islamist Discourse -- 15. Varieties of "Violence": Thinking Ethically about the Use of Force in the War on Terror -- Contributors -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790109903321
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012]
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From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (319 pages)
Disciplina 201.763320973
Soggetto topico United States - Religion
United States -- Religion
Violence - Religious aspects
Violence -- Religious aspects
Violence - United States
Violence -- United States
Violence - Religious aspects - United States
Violence
Soggetto non controllato america
american culture
american experience
american history
christianity
cultural history
formative moments
jeremiad
jihad
law enforcement
modern history
order and meaning
political history
religion and culture
religious historians
religious history
religious identities
religious institutions
religious rituals
religious texts
religious violence
revolution
secession
terrorism
united states
violent history
war
ISBN 1-280-49193-0
9786613587169
0-520-95153-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction. John Brown, Jeremiad, and Jihad: Reflections on Religion, Violence, and America -- 1. From King Philip's War to September 11: Religion, Violence, and the American Way -- 2. A Nation Birthed in Blood: Violent Cosmogonies and American Film -- 3. From Covenant to Crusade and Back: American Christianity and the Late Great War -- 4. From Jeremiad to Manifesto: The Rhetorical Evolution of John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" -- 5. American Providence, American Violence -- 6. New Israel, New Amalek: Biblical Exhortations to Religious Violence -- 7. Religion and Violence in Black and White -- 8. State Violence and the Un-American West: Mormons, American Indians, and Cults -- 9. Alma White's Bloodless Warfare: Women and Violence in U.S. Religious History -- 10. Of Tragedy and Its Aftermath: The Search for Religious Meaning in the Shootings at Virginia Tech -- 11. A Just or Holy War of Independence? The Revolution's Legacy for Religion, Violence, and American Exceptionalism -- 12. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for America: Realism, Sacrifice, and the Civil War -- 13. Contemporary Warfare and American Efforts at Restraint -- 14. Enemies Near and Far. The United States and Its Muslim Allies in Radical Islamist Discourse -- 15. Varieties of "Violence": Thinking Ethically about the Use of Force in the War on Terror -- Contributors -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910808375003321
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The soldier and the changing state [[electronic resource] ] : building democratic armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas / / Zoltan Barany
The soldier and the changing state [[electronic resource] ] : building democratic armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas / / Zoltan Barany
Autore Barany Zoltan D
Edizione [Core Textbook]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (471 p.)
Disciplina 322/.5
Soggetto topico Civil-military relations
Armed Forces - Reorganization
Soggetto non controllato 1947 Partition
Argentina
Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
British colonial rule
Chile
Cold War
El Salvador
European Union
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Hezbollah
Hungary
India independence
Indonesia
Japan
Lebanese Armed Forces
Lebanese civil war
NATO
Pakistan independence
Portugal
Portuguese civilЭilitary relations
Romania
Royal Thai Armed Forces
Russia
Russian military politics
Shi'a Islamist organization
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Soviet Union
Spain
Spanish military
Tanzania
Territorial Defense Force
Thailand
Yemen
apartheid
armed forces
army building
authoritarianism
civil war
civilian control
civilЭilitary relations
civiЭilitary relations
colonialism
communism
communist regime
consolidated democracy
democracy
democratic armies
democratic army
democratic civilЭilitary relations
democratic control
democratic governance
democratic regimes
democratic transition
democratization
democratizing regimes
fascist dictatorship
formative moments
free elections
military dictators
military elites
military politics
military rule
party-state
political autonomy
political environments
political presence
postcommunism
postwar Germany
praetorian elites
praetorianism
regime change
reunification
single political entity
state formation
state transformation
state-builders
war
ISBN 9786613852434
1-4008-4549-1
1-283-53998-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- What does a democratic military look like? -- Building democratic armies after war -- After World War II: Germany, Japan, and Hungary -- After civil war: Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, and Lebanon regime change -- After military rule in Europe: Spain, Portugal, and Greece -- After military rule in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala -- After military rule in Asia: South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia -- After state-socialism in Europe: Slovenia, Russia, and Romania -- State transformation -- After colonial rule in Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh -- After colonial rule in Africa: Ghana, Tanzania, and Botswana -- After (re)unification and apartheid: Germany, South Africa, and Yemen -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790959503321
Barany Zoltan D  
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The soldier and the changing state [[electronic resource] ] : building democratic armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas / / Zoltan Barany
The soldier and the changing state [[electronic resource] ] : building democratic armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas / / Zoltan Barany
Autore Barany Zoltan D
Edizione [Core Textbook]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (471 p.)
Disciplina 322/.5
Soggetto topico Civil-military relations
Armed Forces - Reorganization
Soggetto non controllato 1947 Partition
Argentina
Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
British colonial rule
Chile
Cold War
El Salvador
European Union
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Hezbollah
Hungary
India independence
Indonesia
Japan
Lebanese Armed Forces
Lebanese civil war
NATO
Pakistan independence
Portugal
Portuguese civilЭilitary relations
Romania
Royal Thai Armed Forces
Russia
Russian military politics
Shi'a Islamist organization
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Soviet Union
Spain
Spanish military
Tanzania
Territorial Defense Force
Thailand
Yemen
apartheid
armed forces
army building
authoritarianism
civil war
civilian control
civilЭilitary relations
civiЭilitary relations
colonialism
communism
communist regime
consolidated democracy
democracy
democratic armies
democratic army
democratic civilЭilitary relations
democratic control
democratic governance
democratic regimes
democratic transition
democratization
democratizing regimes
fascist dictatorship
formative moments
free elections
military dictators
military elites
military politics
military rule
party-state
political autonomy
political environments
political presence
postcommunism
postwar Germany
praetorian elites
praetorianism
regime change
reunification
single political entity
state formation
state transformation
state-builders
war
ISBN 9786613852434
1-4008-4549-1
1-283-53998-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- What does a democratic military look like? -- Building democratic armies after war -- After World War II: Germany, Japan, and Hungary -- After civil war: Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, and Lebanon regime change -- After military rule in Europe: Spain, Portugal, and Greece -- After military rule in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala -- After military rule in Asia: South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia -- After state-socialism in Europe: Slovenia, Russia, and Romania -- State transformation -- After colonial rule in Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh -- After colonial rule in Africa: Ghana, Tanzania, and Botswana -- After (re)unification and apartheid: Germany, South Africa, and Yemen -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816880003321
Barany Zoltan D  
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui