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Radicalisation has become an important part of the
twenty-first-century security and political landscape. It is a
seemingly ubiquitous term, employed by academics, policymakers,
civil society actors, practitioners and media alike, in
ever-expanding ways--describing everything from changing domestic
social movements to the growth of international terrorism. This
volume provides a comprehensive treatment of 'radicalisation': the
processes during which individuals or groups adopt increasingly
extreme political, social or religious beliefs, positions or
aspirations, particularly in cases associated with the use of
violence. Adopting a multifaceted and comparative approach, the
contributors interrogate this phenomenon from wide-ranging social,
ideological, religious and historical angles. The first part of the
book explores how academia has engaged with the concept of
radicalisation, including the ontological and epistemological
concerns of Critical Terrorism Studies; theoretical models for
understanding radicalisation; and approaches to radicalisation
through the various lenses of identity, gender, youth and media.
The second part explores manifestations of radicalisation through a
range of diverse case studies, including the Falun Gong movement;
Aum Shinrikyo; Far-Right trans-nationalism; white nationalist lone
wolves and the 'Great Replacement' thesis; ISIS and Western
jihadists; deradicalisation programmes; hero myths; the Extreme
Right in Eastern Europe; and the dark side of globalisation.
Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows
into a newly-emerging field of historical study: the memory and
legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons
behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present the
memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting
and much needed area of investigation. The Crusades in the Modern
World evaluates a broad range of contemporary uses of the crusades
and crusading to answer key questions about crusading today and how
the crusades are understood. Each chapter demonstrates how
perceptions of the crusades are deployed in causes and conflicts
which mark the present, exploring the ways in which those
perceptions are constructed and received. Throughout the book there
is a focus on the use of crusading rhetoric and imagery to frame
and justify violence, including crusading discourses employed by
both Islamic fundamentalists and far-right terrorists, and the
related deployment of 'Reconquista' rhetoric by populist movements
in Europe. The use of the crusades for building national identity
is also a recurring theme, while chapters on academic engagement
with the crusades and on the ways in which Wikipedia articles on
the crusades are created and contested highlight the ongoing
production of knowledge about crusading. The Crusades in the Modern
World is ideal for scholars of the crusades as well as for military
historians and historians of memory.
Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows
into a newly-emerging field of historical study: the memory and
legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons
behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present the
memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting
and much needed area of investigation. The Crusades in the Modern
World evaluates a broad range of contemporary uses of the crusades
and crusading to answer key questions about crusading today and how
the crusades are understood. Each chapter demonstrates how
perceptions of the crusades are deployed in causes and conflicts
which mark the present, exploring the ways in which those
perceptions are constructed and received. Throughout the book there
is a focus on the use of crusading rhetoric and imagery to frame
and justify violence, including crusading discourses employed by
both Islamic fundamentalists and far-right terrorists, and the
related deployment of 'Reconquista' rhetoric by populist movements
in Europe. The use of the crusades for building national identity
is also a recurring theme, while chapters on academic engagement
with the crusades and on the ways in which Wikipedia articles on
the crusades are created and contested highlight the ongoing
production of knowledge about crusading. The Crusades in the Modern
World is ideal for scholars of the crusades as well as for military
historians and historians of memory.
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