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Understanding Islamist Terrorism in Europe
- Drugs, Jihad, and the Pursuit of Martyrdom
Engelsk
Bogcover for Understanding Islamist Terrorism in Europe af Lewis Herrington, 9781032040257
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
190
ISBN-13:
9781032040257
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032040254
Udg. Dato:
31 maj 2023
Størrelse i cm:
15,3 x 23,4 x 1,5
Oplagsdato:
31 maj 2023
Forfatter(e):

Understanding Islamist Terrorism in Europe

- Drugs, Jihad, and the Pursuit of Martyrdom
Engelsk
Paperback 2023
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This book argues that guilt, shame, and remorse, associated with a history of substance abuse, explain why a minority of Islamist extremists carried out suicide terrorism in Europe between 2001 and 2018. 

Since 9/11, Islamist terrorism has dominated the European security landscape, but there has been little systematic analysis of either the attacks or the men responsible. This book addresses that gap, drawing on terrorist discourse, court transcripts, elite interviews, government reports, and three years of ethnography to provide an exhaustive account of how and why Islamist terrorism has occurred in Europe. Making a detailed analysis of 48 terrorist attacks carried out by 80 suicide terrorists, the book introduces two new theories. The first argues that most of these men first engaged in Islamist extremism as an alternative to substance abuse. The second contends that, following a five-stage process of radicalisation, cognitive dissonance triggered guilt, shame, and remorse over previous misconduct. From this emotional distress, suicide terrorism emerged as a rational choice ahead of either suicide or a return to active addiction. This book argues that the root cause of suicide terrorism in Europe is not so much politics or religion but is more about personal crisis and a search for redemption.

This book will be of great interest to students of terrorism/counterterrorism, de-radicalisation, political Islam, and security studies in general.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
190
ISBN-13:
9781032040257
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032040254
Udg. Dato:
31 maj 2023
Størrelse i cm:
15,3 x 23,4 x 1,5
Oplagsdato:
31 maj 2023
Forfatter(e):
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