Fanaticism and conflict in the modern age / edited by Matthew Hughes and Gaynor Johnson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fanaticism in the modern era / Barrie Paskins -- Dervishes and fanaticism : perception and impact / Edward M. Spiers -- Fanaticism, Japanese soldiers and the Pacific War, 1937-45 / Beatrice Trefalt -- Fanaticism and the barbarisation of the Pacific War, 1941-5 / Craig M. Cameron -- "Unprecedented, merciless and unrelenting business" : fanaticism and brutalisation in Wehrmacht anti-partisan warfare in the Soviet Union / Ben Shepherd -- Indoctrinated Nazi teenaged warriors : the fanaticism of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend in Normandy, 1944 / Stephen Hart -- Fanaticism and guerilla warfare in the late twentieth century / Christopher C. Harmon -- Fanaticism : the Algerian experience / George Joffe -- Fanatics, mobs and terrorists : the dynamics of Orange parades in Northern Ireland / Dominic Bryan -- Religious and nationalist fanaticism : the case of Hamas / Meir Litvak.

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"Throughout history there have been fanatics eager to pursue their religious, political or personal agendas. Fanaticism has fuelled many of the conflicts of the twentieth century, in particular the theatres of combat of the Second World War. More recently, religious fanaticism has bedevilled affairs in the Middle East and elsewhere. Is fanaticism becoming more fanatical in the new millennium? As the events of 11 September 2001 prove, fanaticism, however it is defined, continues to dominate international affairs. This volume presents new and established scholars writing on a range of subjects from the Dervishes of the 1890s to the terrorism and guerrilla wars of the post-1945 period. The volume covers the nature and philosophy of fanaticism, the connection between political ideology and fanaticism, and the relationship between fanaticism and war in the contemporary era."--Jacket.

English.

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