Violence and militants: from Ottoman rebellions to jihadist organizations

How do militants rationalize violence and what are their motives? How do time and space shape their destiny? In Violence and Militants Baris Cayli explores these enduring questions by comparing violent episodes in towns and villages in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Balkans with today’s zones of con...

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Main Author: Cayli, Baris 1984- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal Kingston London Chicago McGill-Queen’s University Press [2019]
In: Human dimensions in foreign policy, military studies, and security studies (6)
Year: 2019
Online Access: Inhaltsbeschreibung & Leseprobe
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Keywords:
Violence > History
Religious militants > History
Jihad > History
Miliz
Terrorist
Gewalttätigkeit
Gewalt
Politik
Religion
Strukturelle Gewalt
Ursache
Konflikt
Geschichte
Erde
Fundamentalismus > Dschihadismus > Gewalttätigkeit > Geschichte
Osmanisches Reich > Naher Osten > Afghanistan > Christentum > Dschihadismus > Fundamentalismus > Geschichte 1800-2019
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Summary:How do militants rationalize violence and what are their motives? How do time and space shape their destiny? In Violence and Militants Baris Cayli explores these enduring questions by comparing violent episodes in towns and villages in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Balkans with today’s zones of conflict from Afghanistan to the Middle East. Placing history alongside the troubles of the present, Violence and Militants reveals parallels between Christian militants who rebelled against the Ottoman Empire and four jihadist organizations of today: Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and Isis. Drawing on scholarship by political theorists, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers, Cayli traces the root of dissent to a perceived deprivation that leads to aggressive protest and action. He argues that the rationalization of violence functions independently of time and geographical location. Through a riveting narrative, this book uncovers how militant groups use revenge, ideals, and confrontation to generate fear and terror in the name of justice. Breaking new ground, Violence and Militants is the first book to address this complex relationship across different periods of history.
Item Description:Literaturangaben, Register
Physical Description:xiv, 205 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:0773558691
9780773558694