ISBN:
9780691145174
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (209 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Gambetta, Diego Engineers of Jihad : The Curious Connection between Violent Extremism and Education
DDC:
303.48/4091767
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. The Education of Islamist Extremists -- At the Origins -- A Systematic Test -- The Saudi Exception -- Selection Effects -- Conclusions -- 2. Relative Deprivation in the Islamic World -- Frustrated Ambitions and Relative Deprivation -- Beyond Egypt -- Are Engineers Especially Deprived? -- The Saudi Exception Again -- Conclusions, and Facts That Do Not Fit -- 3. Relative Deprivation Probed -- Western-Based Jihadis
Abstract:
Violent vs. Nonviolent Opposition -- Religious vs. Secular Militants -- Die-hard Militants vs. Defectors -- Conclusions -- 4. The Ideology of Islamist Extremism Compared -- Historical Links -- Shared Values -- Shared Tastes and Beliefs -- Radical Ideologies Compared -- Conclusions -- 5. The Education of Other Extremists -- Left-wing Extremists -- Right-wing Extremists -- Are the Dividing Lines Robust?
Abstract:
Extremists Compared: Islamists, Leftists, and Rightists -- Conclusions and Summary So Far -- 6. Mind-sets for Extremists -- Traits for Types of Extremists -- The Three Traits among Graduates -- Enter Women -- One More Trait: "Simplism" -- Traits and Disciplines -- Conclusions -- 7. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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