In Modernity and Terrorism Zafirovski and Rodeheaver analyze the nature, types, and causes of terrorism. The book redefines terrorism in novel comprehensive way, considers counter-state and state terrorism, and identifies and predicts conservative anti-modernity as the main cause of terrorism.
In Modernity and Terrorism Zafirovski and Rodeheaver analyze the nature, types, and causes of terrorism. The book redefines terrorism in novel comprehensive way, considers counter-state and state terrorism, and identifies and predicts conservative anti-modernity as the main cause of terrorism.
Milan Zafirovski, Ph.D. (1999), Florida International University, is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas. He has published books and articles in sociology and economics, including The Destiny of Modern Societies (2009) and Liberal Modernity and its Adversaries (2007). Daniel G. Rodeheaver, Ph.D. (1990), University of Georgia, is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology at the University of North Texas. He has published books, articles and and monographs in sociology and criminology/criminal justice, including Militias in the New Millennium (2004).
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Introduction 1. The Concept of Modern Terrorism Defining Modern Terrorism Official Definitions of Terrorism Scholarly Definitions of Terrorism Redefining Terrorism 2. Classification of Modern Terrorism Typologies of Modern Terrorism State and Counter-State Terrorism Other Types of Terrorism 3. Anti-Modernity and Modern Terrorism What Causes and Justifies Terrorism in Western and non-Western Societies? A Sociological Framework for Analyzing Modern Terrorism Anti-modernity and Modern Terrorism Dimensions of Anti-Modernity and Modern Terrorism 4. Anti-Liberalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Liberal-Democratic Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Conservative Anti-liberalism and Terrorism Fascism and Terrorism Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism Opposition to Liberal Democracy and Terrorism Summary: Anti-Liberalism and Modern Terrorism 5. Anti-Secularism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Secular Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Theocratic Revolt and Terrorism From Theological Orthodoxy to Terrorism through Theocratic Revolt World Religions and Terrorism Revisited 6. Anti-Rationalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Rationalistic Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Irrationalism and Terrorism Religious Anti-Rationalism and Terrorism--Factors of "Holy" Terror 7. Anti-Globalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Global-Cosmopolitan Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Anti-Cosmopolitanism and Terrorism Global-Cosmopolitan Society and Its Enemies and Global Terror Societal Closure and Terrorism Conclusions Modernism, Anti-Modernism, and Modern Terrorism Summary The Present/Future Vicious Circle of Anti-Liberalism and Terrorism and How to Break It References Index
Introduction 1. The Concept of Modern Terrorism Defining Modern Terrorism Official Definitions of Terrorism Scholarly Definitions of Terrorism Redefining Terrorism 2. Classification of Modern Terrorism Typologies of Modern Terrorism State and Counter-State Terrorism Other Types of Terrorism 3. Anti-Modernity and Modern Terrorism What Causes and Justifies Terrorism in Western and non-Western Societies? A Sociological Framework for Analyzing Modern Terrorism Anti-modernity and Modern Terrorism Dimensions of Anti-Modernity and Modern Terrorism 4. Anti-Liberalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Liberal-Democratic Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Conservative Anti-liberalism and Terrorism Fascism and Terrorism Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism Opposition to Liberal Democracy and Terrorism Summary: Anti-Liberalism and Modern Terrorism 5. Anti-Secularism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Secular Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Theocratic Revolt and Terrorism From Theological Orthodoxy to Terrorism through Theocratic Revolt World Religions and Terrorism Revisited 6. Anti-Rationalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Rationalistic Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Irrationalism and Terrorism Religious Anti-Rationalism and Terrorism--Factors of "Holy" Terror 7. Anti-Globalism and Modern Terrorism Antagonism toward Global-Cosmopolitan Modernity as the Factor of Modern Terrorism Anti-Cosmopolitanism and Terrorism Global-Cosmopolitan Society and Its Enemies and Global Terror Societal Closure and Terrorism Conclusions Modernism, Anti-Modernism, and Modern Terrorism Summary The Present/Future Vicious Circle of Anti-Liberalism and Terrorism and How to Break It References Index
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