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Death orders : the vanguard of modern terrorism in revolutionary Russia / Anna Geifman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geifman, Anna, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political violence--Russia--History.
- Political violence.
- Terrorism--Russia--History.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This fascinating study shows how terrorism as developed and practiced in Romanov Russia has, over the past century, manifested itself as the template for modern and postmodern terrorism as a universal sociocultural, psychological, and existential experience, irrespective of particular political causes, ethnic distinctions, and ideological boundaries.
- Contents:
- A birthplace of modern terrorism
- The uniform as symbolic target
- Civilians under fire
- Ideology abused
- Terrorists as common criminals
- Camouflaged suicide
- Liberals opt for terror
- When terrorists become state leaders
- The culture of death.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400638329
- 9780275997533
- 0275997537
- OCLC:
- 651599497
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