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BL
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845973
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Mockaitis, Thomas R.,1955-
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| Title & Author
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Violent extremists : : understanding the domestic and international terrorist threat /\ Thomas R. Mockaitis.
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Barbara, California :: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,, [2019]
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| Series Statement
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Praeger security international
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (x, 180 pages)
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| ISBN
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1440859493
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: 9781440859496
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9781440859489 (print : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Understanding extremism -- Islamism and the rise of al-Qaeda -- ISIS -- Domestic extremism -- Lone wolves on the prowl -- Nightmare scenarios -- Conclusion and responses -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
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| Abstract
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This book examines the hybrid nature of the two violent extremist movements threatening the United States: radical Islamism and white nationalism, provides concise but comprehensive analysis of violent extremism as a hybrid phenomenon, focuses on contemporary threats that are of great concern to the United States and other Western powers, combines scholarly rigor with an accessible writing style, and debunks fear and counters myths while avoiding political hype.
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Radicalism-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Radicalism-- United States.
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Terrorism-- United States-- Prevention.
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White supremacy movements-- United States.
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Radicalism-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Radicalism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
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Terrorism-- Prevention.
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White supremacy movements.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/4
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| LC Classification
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HN49.R33M63 2019eb
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