{"product_id":"turning-to-political-violence-the-emergence-of-terrorism-9780812248777","title":"Turning to Political Violence: The Emergence of Terrorism","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat motivates those who commit violence in the name of political beliefs? Terrorism today is not solely the preserve of Islam, nor is it a new phenomenon. It emerges from social processes and conditions common to societies throughout modern history, and the story of its origins spans centuries, encompassing numerous radical and revolutionary movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarc Sageman is a forensic psychiatrist and government counterterrorism consultant whose bestselling books \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Terror Networks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeaderless Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e provide a detailed, damning corrective to commonplace yet simplistic notions of Islamist terrorism. In a comprehensive new book, \u003ci\u003eTurning to Political Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, Sageman examines the history and theory of political violence in the West. He excavates primary sources surrounding key instances of modern political violence, looking for patterns across a range of case studies spanning the French Revolution, through late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century revolutionaries and anarchists in Russia and the United States, to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the start of World War I. In contrast to one-dimensional portraits of terrorist \"monsters\" offered by governments and media throughout history, these accounts offer complex and intricate portraits of individuals engaged in struggles with identity, injustice, and revenge who may be empowered by a sense of love and self-sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing against easy assumptions that attribute terrorism to extremist ideology, and counter to mainstream academic explanations such as rational choice theory, Sageman develops a theoretical model based on the concept of social identity. His analysis focuses on the complex dynamic between the state and disaffected citizens that leads some to disillusionment and moral outrage--and a few to mass murder. Sageman's account offers a paradigm-shifting perspective on terrorism that yields counterintuitive implications for the ways liberal democracies can and should confront political violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarc Sageman, a forensic psychiatrist, is a government counterterrorism consultant. He is author of Misunderstanding Terrorism, Leaderless Jihad, and Understanding Terror Networks, all of which are available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328675451154,"sku":"9780812248777","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db7f3d51-dc71-4d4a-aa31-ecee9c358351.jpg?v=1727748027","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/turning-to-political-violence-the-emergence-of-terrorism-9780812248777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}