How Globalization Spurs Terrorism: The Lopsided Benefits of One World and Why That Fuels Violence

by Fathali M. Moghaddam

Book Overview

This book explores modern Islamic terrorism in the context of globalization and cultural evolution. 21st century terrorism is different and new, first because it relies heavily on electronic communication systems and other aspects of modern technologies, and second, because it is in large part a product of fractured globalization, with its associated threats to the collective identity of Muslims. Part one of this work contrasts globalization as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313344809
• ISBN13: 9780313344800
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"