Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-first Century - Couverture rigide

Sageman, Marc

 
9780812240658: Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-first Century
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ISBN 10 : 0812240650 ISBN 13 : 9780812240658
Editeur : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008

Synopsis

In the post-September 11 world, Al Qaeda is no longer the central organizing force that aids or authorizes terrorist attacks or recruits terrorists. It is now more a source of inspiration for terrorist acts carried out by independent local groups that have branded themselves with the Al Qaeda name. Building on his previous groundbreaking work on the Al Qaeda network, forensic psychiatrist Marc Sageman has greatly expanded his research to explain how Islamic terrorism emerges and operates in the twenty-first century.
In Leaderless Jihad, Sageman rejects the views that place responsibility for terrorism on society or a flawed, predisposed individual. Instead, he argues, the individual, outside influence, and group dynamics come together in a four-step process through which Muslim youth become radicalized. First, traumatic events either experienced personally or learned about indirectly spark moral outrage. Individuals interpret this outrage through a specific ideology, more felt and understood than based on doctrine. Usually in a chat room or other Internet-based venues, adherents share this moral outrage, which resonates with the personal experiences of others. The outrage is acted on by a group, either online or offline.
Leaderless Jihad offers a ray of hope. Drawing on historical analogies, Sageman argues that the zeal of jihadism is self-terminating; eventually its followers will turn away from violence as a means of expressing their discontent. The book concludes with Sageman's recommendations for the application of his research to counterterrorism law enforcement efforts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Marc Sageman, a forensic psychiatrist, is a government counterterrorism consultant. He is the author of the bestselling Understanding Terror Networks, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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Éditeur
University of Pennsylvania Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0812240650
ISBN 13 
9780812240658
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9788170493532: Leaderless Jihad Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  8170493536 ISBN 13 :  9788170493532
Editeur : Manas Publications, 2009
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