A Mind for Murder: The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism

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Alston Chase

A Mind for Murder

The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism

Alston Chase

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English

WW Norton & Co
08 January 2010

Biography; True crime; Terrorism, armed struggle

This is a radically new interpretation of the life and motives of the infamous Unabomber. Alston Chase's gripping account follows Ted Kaczynski from an unhappy adolescence in Illinois to Harvard, where he was subject not only to the despairing intellectual currents of the Cold War but also to ethically questionable psychological experiments. Kaczynski fled academia to the edge of the wilderness in Montana, but Chase shows us that he was never the wild mountain man the media often assumed him to be. Kaczynski was living in a book-lined cabin just off a main road when he formulated the view of the world that he used to justify murder. Through Chase's compelling narration of the planning and execution of Kaczynski's crimes, we come to know a thoroughly cold-blooded killer, but one whose ideas were uncannily close to those of mainstream America. Originally published in hardcover as Harvard and the Unabomber.

By: Alston Chase
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 575g
ISBN: 9780393325560
ISBN 10: 0393325563
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alston Chase is a writer and independent scholar specializing in intellectual history. He lives in Paradise Valley, Montana.

Reviews for A Mind for Murder: The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism

A chilling and provocative account of what made the Unabomber tick. Boston Globe ...the author, who also attended Harvard (and who also made his getaway to rural Montana), succeeds in creating a provocative synthesis... The New York Times ...eerie and compelling. Mike Marqusee, The Independent