Political Violence [electronic resource] : Belief, Behavior, and Legitimation /
Hollander, P.editor.
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert Conquest. It focuses on the origins, manifestations and legitimation of such violence and includes the former Soviet Union, Mao's China, Castro's Cuba and radical-militant Islam.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Contemporary Political Violence and Its Legitimation; Part I: Soviet Communism; 1 The Reception of Robert Conquest's The Great Terror; 2 Stalin and the Question of Soviet Genocide; 3 The Victims Return: Gulag Survivors under Khrushchev; 4 Leadership Succession and Political Violence in the USSR Following Stalin's Death; 5 Post-Communist Political Violence: The Poisoning of Aleksandr Litvinenko; 6 The Mass Media in the Service of Soviet Communism and in Post-Communist Russia; Part II: Comparative Perspectives
7 Managed Spontaneity in Rural Political Violence in China8 Political Repression in Castro's Cuba: Policies, Institutions and Victims; 9 Revolutions and Revolutionary Ideologies in Latin America; 10 Western Perceptions of Postcolonial Violence in Africa; 11 Apologists of Totalitarianism: From Communism to Islam; 12 The Roots of Arab and Muslim Violence; Notes; Notes on Contributors; Biographical Appendix: Robert Conquest
"A collection of original essays and case studies about various types and aspects of contemporary political violence inspired by the pioneering work of Robert Conquest"--P. [4] of cover.
Papers based on a conference held Novermber 6-7, 2007 in Washington, D.C.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-252).
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert Conquest. It focuses on the origins, manifestations and legitimation of such violence and includes the former Soviet Union, Mao's China, Castro's Cuba and radical-militant Islam.
International relations.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Peace.
International Relations.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Conflict Studies.