Totalitarianism, terrorism and supreme values : history and theory / Peter Bernholz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernholz, Peter, author.

Series:

Studies in public choice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Totalitarianism.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

xii, 160 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

Applying a rational choice perspective, this book presents a dynamic theory of the evolution of totalitarian regimes and terrorism. By demonstrating that totalitarian regimes rest on ideologies involving supreme values that are assumed to be absolutely true, the author identifies the factors that lead to totalitarian regimes, and those that transform or abolish those regimes with time. The author addresses different ideologies, such as National Socialism, Communism, and religious movements; examines numerous historical cases of totalitarian regimes; and develops a formal, mathematical model of totalitarianism in the book's closing chapter.

Contents:

Introduction

Ideologies of national socialism, communism, Christianity, and Islam

The theory of totalitarianism and mature ideocracy, part I: evolution and development

Further historical cases of totalitarian regimes

Mature ideocracies

The theory of totalitarian regimes, part II: stability, further development, and demise

The constitution of totalitarianism

Terrorism as a means to win or to regain secular power

Economic and political problems facing ideocracies

Art and science in totalitarian regimes and mature ideocracies

A formal model of totalitarianism

Summary: supreme values, totalitarian regimes, and mature ideocracies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783319569062

3319569066

OCLC:

978290068