In the name of God and country : reconsidering terrorism in American history / Michael Fellman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fellman, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States--History.

Terrorism.

Subversive activities--United States--History.

Subversive activities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With insight and originality, Michael Fellman argues that terrorism, in various forms, has been a constant and driving force in American history. In part, this is due to the nature of American republicanism and Protestant Christianity, which he believes contain a core of moral absolutism and self-righteousness that perpetrators of terrorism use to justify their actions. Fellman also argues that there is an intrinsic relationship between terrorist acts by non-state groups and responses on the part of the state; unlike many observers, he believes that both the action and the reaction constitute terrorism.Fellman's compelling narrative focuses on five key episodes: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry; terrorism during the American Civil War, especially race warfare and guerrilla warfare; the organized "White Line" paramilitary destruction of Reconstruction in Mississippi; the Haymarket Affair and its aftermath; and the Philippine-American war of 1899-1902. In an epilogue, he applies this history to illuminate the Bush-Cheney administration's use of terrorism in the so-called war on terror. In the Name of God and Country demonstrates the centrality of terrorism in shaping America even to this day.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. John Brown

2. Terrorism and Civil War

3. Blood Redemption

4. The Haymarket

5. The Philippines War

Coda

Note on Terms

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612352034

9781282352032

1282352032

9780300155013

0300155018

OCLC:

593242145