Talking to the Enemy: Violent Extremism, Sacred Values, and What it Means to Be Human

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Scott Atran

Talking to the Enemy

Violent Extremism, Sacred Values, and What it Means to Be Human

Scott Atran

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English

Penguin
20 January 2012

Society & Social Sciences; Sociology & anthropology; Terrorism, armed struggle

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.

By: Scott Atran
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9780241951767
ISBN 10: 0241951763
Publication Date: 20 January 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Talking to the Enemy: Violent Extremism, Sacred Values, and What it Means to Be Human

This deeply researched, wide ranging, and very timely study provides a compelling and often surprising account of what lies behind the jihadi phenomenon ... It should be read carefully, and pondered. -- Noam Chomsky Talking to the Enemy is an important book, by turns fascinating, dense, scientific, debatable, illuminating. -- David Aaronovitch The Times Scott Atran is one of the very few persons who understand religion and have figured out that religion is not about belief and cannot be naively replaced without severe side effects. -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author Of The Black Swan