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The Rise of Devils - Fear and the Origins of Modern Terrorism (Hardcover)
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The Rise of Devils - Fear and the Origins of Modern Terrorism (Hardcover)
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'Punctuated by the stories of a host of interesting and
extraordinary characters, Crossland has produced a fascinating
exploration of the long nineteenth century's development of
terrorism and counterterrorism, highlighting the role of fear and
the paranoia, repression, and overreaction it engendered.' Michael
Stohl, Professor at the University of California Author of Crime
and Terrorism 'By applying an innovative historical lens, The Rise
of the Devils by James Crossland offers a remarkable perspective on
the history of terrorism that is not overdetermined by the events
of 9/11 and explores a "violent strain of nihilism intoxicated by a
whiff of martyrdom." The book reads like the prequel to the
"National Treasure" movie franchise and offers a completely unique
understanding of Terrorism's First Wave.' Mia Bloom, Georgia State
University Author of Dying to Kill: the Allure of Suicide Terror In
the dying light of the nineteenth century, the world came to know
and fear terrorism. Much like today, this was a time of progress
and dread, in which breakthroughs in communications and weapons
were made, political reforms were implemented and immigration waves
bolstered the populations of ever-expanding cities. This era also
simmered with political rage and social inequalities, which drove
nationalists, nihilists, anarchists and republicans to dynamite
cities and discharge pistols into the bodies of presidents, police
chiefs and emperors. This wave of terrorism was seized upon by an
outrage-hungry press that peddled hysteria, conspiracy theories
and, sometimes, fake news in response, convincing many a reader
that they were living through the end of days. Against the backdrop
of this world of fear and disorder, The rise of devils chronicles
the journeys of the men and women who evoked this panic and created
modern terrorism - revolutionary philosophers, cult leaders,
criminals and charlatans, as well as the paranoid police chiefs and
unscrupulous spies who tried to thwart them. In doing so, this book
explains how radicals once thought just in their causes became, as
Pope Pius IX denounced them, little more than 'devils risen up from
Hell'. -- .
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