Engineers of Jihad: The Curious Connection Between Violent Extremism and Education

by Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog

Book Overview

A groundbreaking investigation into why so many Islamic radicals are engineers

The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog uncover two unexpected facts, which they imaginatively leverage to narrow that gap: they find that a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691145172
• ISBN13: 9780691145174
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"