Radical religious and violent (Record no. 231083)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788125041665
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 303.62 BER
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Personal name Berman, Eli
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Title Radical religious and violent
Remainder of title The new economics of terrorism
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Orient BlackSwan
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 300p.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 495.00
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Summary, etc. How do radical religious sects run such deadly terrorist organizations? Hezbollah, Hamas, Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Taliban all began as religious groups dedicated to piety and charity. Yet once they turned to violence, they became horribly potent, executing campaigns of terrorism deadlier than those of their secular rivals. In Radical, Religious and Violent, Eli Berman approaches the question using the economics of organizations. He argues that these terrorists (even suicide terrorists) are best understood as rational altruists seeking to help their own communities. Yet despite the vast pool of potential recruits, young altruists who feel their communities are repressed or endangered, there are less than a dozen highly lethal terrorist organizations in the world capable of sustained and coordinated violence that threatens governments and makes hundreds of millions of civilians hesitate before boarding an airplane. What is special about these organizations and why are most of their followers religious radicals? Drawing on parallel research on radical religious Jews, Christians and Muslims, Berman shows that the most lethal terrorist groups have a common characteristic: their leaders have found a way to control defection. Hezbollah, Hamas and the Taliban, for example, built loyalty and cohesion by means of mutual aid, weeding out free riders and producing a cadre of members they could rely on. The secret of their deadly effectiveness lies in their resilience and cohesion when incentives to defect are strong. These insights suggest that provision of basic social services by competent governments adds a critical, nonviolent component to counter terrorism strategies. It undermines the violent potential of radical religious organizations without disturbing free religious practice, being drawn into theological debates with jihadists, or endangering civilians.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Terrorism
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library   2020-02-08 9000.00   303.62 BER 147901 2020-02-08 9000.00 2020-02-08 Books

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