Death Orders : The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in Revolutionary Russia, Hard...

Description: Death Orders : The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in Revolutionary Russia, Hardcover by Geifman, Anna, ISBN 0275997529, ISBN-13 9780275997526, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK

This fascinating study shows how terrorism as developed and practiced in Romanov Russia has, over the past century, manifested itself as the template for modern and postmodern terrorism as a universal sociocultural, psychological, and existential experience, irrespective of particular political causes, ethnic distinctions, and ideological boundaries.

Arguing that Russia is the birthplace of modern terrorism, Death Orders: The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in Revolutionary Russia uses the nation as a case study of psycho-historical patterns of worldwide terrorist activity during the past century. Key features of early-20th century Russian political extremism serve as models for terrorist experiences in other periods and regions as author Anna Geifman builds a typology of a universal phenomenon.

Th shows how, in Russia and elsewhere, terrorists objectives have degenerated from punishment of individual adversaries and attempts to intimidate political elites to indiscriminate acts of political violence. It shifts attention from ideology to practices that had been previously hidden, ignored, or rationalized, demonstrating that what terrorists say about their motives may not be what actually drives them to brutality. By looking closely at Russian precedents for the general experience of modern political violence, th helps illuminate many obscure aspects of terrorism today.

Offers data based on extensive archival and primary research

Includes citations from numerous original sources found in Russian, American, European, and Israeli depositories

Provides a comprehensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources

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