{"product_id":"death-orders-anna-geifman-9780275997526","title":"Death Orders: The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in Revolutionary Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating study shows how terrorism as developed and practiced in Romanov Russia has, over the past century, manifested itself as the template for modern and postmodern terrorism as a universal sociocultural, psychological, and existential experience, irrespective of particular political causes, ethnic distinctions, and ideological boundaries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing that Russia is the birthplace of modern terrorism, \u003ci\u003eDeath Orders: The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in Revolutionary Russia\u003c\/i\u003e uses the nation as a case study of psycho-historical patterns of worldwide terrorist activity during the past century. Key features of early-20th century Russian political extremism serve as models for terrorist experiences in other periods and regions as author Anna Geifman builds a typology of a universal phenomenon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book shows how, in Russia and elsewhere, terrorists' objectives have degenerated from punishment of individual adversaries and attempts to intimidate political elites to indiscriminate acts of political violence. It shifts attention from ideology to practices that had been previously hidden, ignored, or rationalized, demonstrating that what terrorists say about their motives may not be what actually drives them to brutality. By looking closely at Russian precedents for the general experience of modern political violence, the book helps illuminate many obscure aspects of terrorism today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Geifman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275997529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275997526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 144","brand":"Anna Geifman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913550692607,"sku":"9780275997526","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_10661c77-1923-4d5a-808f-822ca5e8e340.jpg?v=1680620999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-orders-anna-geifman-9780275997526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}