Radicalization

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Radicalization by Kevin McDonald, Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kevin McDonald ISBN: 9781509522644
Publisher: Wiley Publication: December 14, 2018
Imprint: Polity Language: English
Author: Kevin McDonald
ISBN: 9781509522644
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: December 14, 2018
Imprint: Polity
Language: English

From Paris to San Bernardino, Barcelona to Manchester, home-grown terrorism is among the most urgent challenges confronting Western nations. Attempts to understand jihadism have typically treated it as a form of political violence or religious conflict. However, the closer we get to the actual people involved in radicalization, the more problematic these explanations become.

In this fascinating book, Kevin McDonald shows that the term radicalization unifies what are in fact very different experiences. These new violent actors, whether they travelled to Syria or killed at home, range from former drug dealers and gang members to students and professionals, mothers with young children and schoolgirls. This innovative book sets out to explore radicalization not as something done to people but as something produced by active participants, attempting to make sense of themselves and their world. In doing so, McDonald offers powerful portraits of the immersive worlds of social media so fundamental to present-day radicalization.

Radicalization offers a bold new way of understanding the contemporary allure of jihad and, in the process, important directions in responding to it.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

From Paris to San Bernardino, Barcelona to Manchester, home-grown terrorism is among the most urgent challenges confronting Western nations. Attempts to understand jihadism have typically treated it as a form of political violence or religious conflict. However, the closer we get to the actual people involved in radicalization, the more problematic these explanations become.

In this fascinating book, Kevin McDonald shows that the term radicalization unifies what are in fact very different experiences. These new violent actors, whether they travelled to Syria or killed at home, range from former drug dealers and gang members to students and professionals, mothers with young children and schoolgirls. This innovative book sets out to explore radicalization not as something done to people but as something produced by active participants, attempting to make sense of themselves and their world. In doing so, McDonald offers powerful portraits of the immersive worlds of social media so fundamental to present-day radicalization.

Radicalization offers a bold new way of understanding the contemporary allure of jihad and, in the process, important directions in responding to it.

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book Account-Based Marketing For Dummies by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Smart Work by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book The Power of Gold by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Transplant Administration by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Practical Relativity by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Nurturing Children and Families by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book The Contrarian Effect by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Coffee - Philosophy for Everyone by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Multiscale Simulations and Mechanics of Biological Materials by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Handbook of Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Rapid Paediatrics and Child Health by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Endgame by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Family Theories by Kevin McDonald
Cover of the book Juicing and Smoothies For Dummies by Kevin McDonald
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy