In the Name of God and Country: Reconsidering Terrorism in American History

by Michael Fellman

Book Overview

A provocative examination of the historical origins and impact of terrorism in America.

With insight and originality, Michael Fellman argues that terrorism, in various forms, has been a constant and driving force in American history. In part, this is due to the nature of American republicanism and Protestant Christianity, which he believes contain a core of moral absolutism and self-righteousness that perpetrators of terrorism use...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300168020
• ISBN13: 9780300168020
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 9.3"