How globalization spurs terrorism : the lopsided benefits of "one world" and why that fuels violence / Fathali M. Moghaddam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moghaddam, Fathali M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic fundamentalism.

Terrorism and globalization.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores modern Islamic terrorism in the context of globalization and cultural evolution. 21st century terrorism is different and new, first because it relies heavily on electronic communication systems and other aspects of modern technologies, and second, because it is in large part a product of fractured globalization, with its associated threats to the collective identity of Muslims. Part one of this work contrasts globalization as an ideal with globalization as it is actually taking place, with its enormous contradictions and threats. Moghaddam, a longtime and highly respected te

Contents:

A dangerous new world

The psychological citizen and globalization

Universal needs and the psychological roots of radicalization and terrorism

One world : globalization as ideal

Fractured globalization : globalization in practice

Intergroup contact and catastrophic evolution

Threatened identities, change and globalization

Universal rights and duties as explosive threats

The american dilemma becomes global

Afterward: The veiled solitude : women as the solution.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400666612

9786612340963

9781282340961

1282340964

9780313344817

0313344817

OCLC:

593196004