A world ignited : how apostles of ethnic, religious, and racial hatred torch the globe /

Tolchin, Martin.

A world ignited : how apostles of ethnic, religious, and racial hatred torch the globe / Martin and Susan J. Tolchin. - 1st pbk. ed. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007. - xvi, 245 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.

Ancient hatreds, modern wars --
Anti-semitism : that very light sleeper --
Religion and the rise of anger --
The psychology of anger : humiliation and defeat --
Blood diamonds : economic rights and world anger --
Sadat and the "October 6th victory : from anger to peace --
Hearts and minds : foreign policy and world anger --
Megabytes of hate --
The politics of hope --
Appendix A. Global anti-semitism --
Appendix B. Genocide and the 20th century --
Appendix C. Truth commissions : varieties of justice.

A World Ignited is about the surge of anger that has swept the world in the last decade, its myriad causes, its toll in lives and human misery. This anger is amplified by modern communications technology, especially television and the Internet, and made more lethal by modern weaponry, and unprecedented tactics that strive for mass death and anguish. The authors conclude in an upbeat manner with a look at the politics of hope and what can be done to halt, and even reverse, this cacophony of hate.

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Political violence.
Culture conflict--Religious aspects.
Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
Hate speech.
Antisemitism.
Violencia política
Conflictos culturales--Aspectos religiosos
Relaciones étnicas --Aspectos políticos

JC 328.6 / T648w 2007

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