Talking to the Enemy
Author: Atran, Scott
ISBN: 9780241951767
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 20 Jan 2012
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback / softback
A brilliant anthropologist gives a unique insight into the minds of terrorists and the cultural history of radicalism
Scott Atran has spent years talking to terrorists - from Gaza and Afghanistan, to Indonesia and Europe. Here he argues persuasively that to understand religious violence we need to consider terrorists' close relationships, with family and friends, as much as the causes they espouse. He delivers a fascinating journey into the mindsets of radicalised people in the twenty-first century, and deep insights into the history of all religions.
ISBN: 9780241951767
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 20 Jan 2012
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback / softback
A brilliant anthropologist gives a unique insight into the minds of terrorists and the cultural history of radicalism
Scott Atran has spent years talking to terrorists - from Gaza and Afghanistan, to Indonesia and Europe. Here he argues persuasively that to understand religious violence we need to consider terrorists' close relationships, with family and friends, as much as the causes they espouse. He delivers a fascinating journey into the mindsets of radicalised people in the twenty-first century, and deep insights into the history of all religions.
