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Blood and Rage

a Cultural History of Terrorism
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Mar 14, 20181aa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is an opinionated (for a history book), insightful, and clearly written book on terrorism, focusing upon a handful of terrorist "causes": ETA in Basque, Spain; The PIRA in Ireland; others in Italy and Germany; and last and most thoroughly of all, modern radical Islamic terrorism, comprising about a quarter of the book, and the best part. There is not much in the way of conceptual exploration, definition and philosophy: it is a series of historical accounts, it is explicit in the descriptions of attacks, and includes much factual information gleaned from legal cases and biographies. There is a lengthy notes section and index.