Millennialism and Violence e-bog
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As the world approaches the year 2000, many societies are experiencing an unprecedented growth in millenarian movements that anticipate an imminent and total transformation of the world. Many of these movements have been associated with violence, either as a means for producing change or as a response to confrontations with state authority. This book draws together research on this topic from p...
E-bog
473,39 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
6 december 2012
Længde
184 sider
Genrer
HBTV
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781136308413
As the world approaches the year 2000, many societies are experiencing an unprecedented growth in millenarian movements that anticipate an imminent and total transformation of the world. Many of these movements have been associated with violence, either as a means for producing change or as a response to confrontations with state authority. This book draws together research on this topic from political science, psychology, sociology and history in an attempt to understand the relationship between millenarian movements and episodes of violence.