In the name of god and country: reconsidering terrorism in american history

With 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-righteousnessthat 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.

• ISBN: 978-0-300-11510-9
• Editorial: Yale University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 26/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés