A riveting exploration of terrorism’s relationship to sex, with a
new preface by the author Terrorism is the international crime that
has captured the attention of the entire world, forcing governments to
make radical changes in security and civil liberties. Meanwhile,
everyone tries to comprehend the real reasons that inspire such
violence. This is where political philosopher Robin Morgan begins The
Demon Lover, a groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and a
bestseller in the print edition. Through her globe-spanning
examination of terrorism, Morgan unearths the roots of the phenomenon.
With wide-ranging research across historical eras and a
three-hundred-sixty-degree approach, she examines how violence has
become eroticized—and conflated with masculinity—to the lethal
detriment of both women and men. Recent scientific studies referenced
in the preface to this edition prove just how ahead of her time Morgan
has been with her analysis. Her account of her own personal experience
with militant tactics adopted by US radicals in the 1960s and 1970s is
extraordinary, and her reports on and interviews with Palestinian
women in the refugee camps of the Middle East—women confiding for
the first time, as women, details of their lives under terrorism every
day—are deeply moving. Morgan also offers a compelling vision of
hope for change, and an afterword includes her famous “Letters from
Ground Zero,” written after 9/11. The Demon Lover is Robin Morgan
at her most intelligent and unforgettable.
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The Roots of Terrorism
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781480451476
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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