Violence and militants : from Ottoman rebellions to jihadist organizations / Baris Cayli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cayli, Baris, 1984- author.

Series:

Human dimensions in foreign policy, military studies, and security studies ; 6.

Human dimensions in foreign policy, military studies, and security studies ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--History.

Violence.

History.

Religious militants--History.

Religious militants.

Jihad--History.

Jihad.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 205 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"How do militants rationalize violence and what are their motives? How do time and space shape their destiny? In Violence and Militants Baris Cayli explores these enduring questions by comparing violent episodes in towns and villages in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Balkans with today's zones of conflict from Afghanistan to the Middle East. Placing history alongside the troubles of the present, Violence and Militants reveals parallels between Christian militants who rebelled against the Ottoman Empire and four jihadist organizations of today: Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and Isis. Drawing on scholarship by political theorists, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers, Cayli traces the root of dissent to a perceived deprivation that leads to aggressive protest and action. He argues that the rationalization of violence functions independently of time and geographical location. Through a riveting narrative, this book uncovers how militant groups use revenge, ideals, and confrontation to generate fear and terror in the name of justice. Breaking new ground, Violence and Militants is the first book to address this complex relationship across different periods of history."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Historical Paradigm

Cultural Violence

The Rationalization and Application of Cultural Violence

Structural Violence

The Rationalization and Application of Structural Violence

From a Violent Past to a Desperate Future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Cayli, Baris, 1984- Violence and militants.

ISBN:

0773558691

9780773558694

OCLC:

1089842897