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Extremism, ancient and modern : insurgency, terror and empire in the Middle East / Sandra Scham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781315225326
  • 1315225328
  • 9781351846554
  • 1351846558
  • 9781351846547
  • 135184654X
  • 9781351846530
  • 1351846531
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Extremism, ancient and modernDDC classification:
  • 930.109394 23
LOC classification:
  • CC101.M628
Online resources:
Contents:
The Middle East and me -- The passion will play : narrativity and resistance -- Gunpowder, treason and emplotment : motive, agency and trope -- "The fanged serpent of the mountain" : Kurdish resistance and the primeval hills -- "A true people like so many others the world has seen" : Bedouin insurgency past and present -- "Their hearts were confident, full of their plans" : Palestinians and Philistines -- "There was no king in Israel" : the early Iron Age in Israeli settler narratives -- "Realm like his was never won by mortal king" : Himyarites and Huthis in the Yemen -- "Our place here is but a deception" : Al-Andalus in Islamic ideology -- Epilogue: "Those who ignore history are condemned to retweet it".
Summary: Near Eastern archaeology is generally represented as a succession of empires with little attention paid to the individuals, labelled as terrorists at the time, that brought them down. Their stories, when viewed against the backdrop of current violent extremism in the Middle East, can provide a unique long-term perspective. Extremism, Ancient and Modern brings long-forgotten pasts to bear on the narratives of radical groups today, recognizing the historical bases and specific cultural contexts for their highly charged ideologies. The author, with expertise in Middle Eastern archaeology and counter-terrorism work, provides a unique viewpoint on a relatively under-researched subject. This timely volume will interest a wide readership, from undergraduate and graduate students of archaeology, history and politics, to a general audience with an interest in the deep historical narratives of extremism and their impact on today’s political climate.
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The Middle East and me -- The passion will play : narrativity and resistance -- Gunpowder, treason and emplotment : motive, agency and trope -- "The fanged serpent of the mountain" : Kurdish resistance and the primeval hills -- "A true people like so many others the world has seen" : Bedouin insurgency past and present -- "Their hearts were confident, full of their plans" : Palestinians and Philistines -- "There was no king in Israel" : the early Iron Age in Israeli settler narratives -- "Realm like his was never won by mortal king" : Himyarites and Huthis in the Yemen -- "Our place here is but a deception" : Al-Andalus in Islamic ideology -- Epilogue: "Those who ignore history are condemned to retweet it".

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Near Eastern archaeology is generally represented as a succession of empires with little attention paid to the individuals, labelled as terrorists at the time, that brought them down. Their stories, when viewed against the backdrop of current violent extremism in the Middle East, can provide a unique long-term perspective. Extremism, Ancient and Modern brings long-forgotten pasts to bear on the narratives of radical groups today, recognizing the historical bases and specific cultural contexts for their highly charged ideologies. The author, with expertise in Middle Eastern archaeology and counter-terrorism work, provides a unique viewpoint on a relatively under-researched subject. This timely volume will interest a wide readership, from undergraduate and graduate students of archaeology, history and politics, to a general audience with an interest in the deep historical narratives of extremism and their impact on today’s political climate.

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