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Unmodern Men in the Modern World

Unmodern Men in the Modern World Radical Islam, Terrorism, and the War on Modernity

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Publisher's Synopsis

A sense of malaise and uncertainty surrounds the so-called war on terror. This volume offers a bold rethinking of the central challenge in that conflict: the rise of radical Islamism. Mazarr argues that this movement represents the latest in a series of anti-modern political and philosophical rebellions: in its causes, the shape of its ideology, and its social consequences, the movement shares much in common with German fascism, Russian revolutionary doctrines, and Japanese imperialist nationalism. The book builds a model of how anti-modern movements arise and suggests broader truths about the changing character of world politics and the psychological basis of national security in a globalized world. It concludes with a critique of the war on terror as currently pursued and a wide-ranging proposal for a strikingly different approach to the challenge of this latest challenge to modernity.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780521712910
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.325
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 290
Weight: 416g
Height: 229mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 16mm