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Terrorism For Self-Glorification

Terrorism For Self-Glorification

Terrorism For Self-Glorification
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Terrorism For Self-Glorification Hardback - 2005

by Borowitz, Albert,

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  • Title Terrorism For Self-Glorification
  • Author Borowitz, Albert,
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 190
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Kent State University Press, Kent, OH
  • Publication date 2005-01-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3137336-n
  • ISBN 9780873388184 / 0873388186
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.56 x 0.76 in (23.62 x 16.66 x 1.93 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Terrorism, Aggressiveness
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004017495
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.625
  • Quantity available 5

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From the publisher

Examines the motives of terrorists, from ancient Greece to the present day

"A unique work of. . . history, made all the more interesting by its relevance to the time in which we live."
--James R. Elkins, editor of Legal Studies Forum

In this timely study of the roots of terrorism, author Albert Borowitz deftly assesses the phenomenon of violent crime motivated by a craving for notoriety or self-glorification. He traces this particular brand of terrorism back to 356 BCE and the destruction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus by arsonist Herostratos and then examines similar crimes through history to the present time, detailing many examples of what the author calls the "Herostratos Syndrome," such as the attempted explosion of the Greenwich Observatory in 1894, the Taliban's destruction of the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan, the assassination of John Lennon, the Unabomber strikes, and the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings.

The study of terrorism requires interdisciplinary inquiry. Proving that terrorism cannot be the exclusive focus of a single field of scholarship, Borowitz presents this complex subject using sources based in religion, philosophy, history, Greek mythology, and world literature, including works of Chaucer, Cervantes, Mark Twain, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

Terrorism for Self-Glorification, written in clear and direct prose, is original, thorough, and thought provoking. Scholars, specialists, and general readers will find their understanding of terrorism greatly enhanced by this book.

About the author

Albert Borowitz is a graduate of Harvard University with a B.A. in classics, an M.A. in Chinese regional studies, and a J.D. He is the author of numerous studies about true crime, including Blood and Ink: An International Guide to Fact-Based Crime Literature (Kent State University Press, 2002). He is a retired partner from the international law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue.

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