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TOWARD A QUALITATIVE MICROPOLITICS OF TERROR

NCJ Number
40580
Author(s)
I L HOROWITZ
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
ARTICLE AIMS TO PLACE TERRORISM IN A SOCIAL AND THEORETICAL CONTEXT.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CITES MARX AND THE MARXIST SUPPOSITION TO SEEK A FRAMEWORK FOR TERRORISM IN THE ATTEMPT TO CHANGE SOCIETY. TERRORISM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SCIENTIFIC DETERMINISM IN THAT IT ASSUMES THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTS CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE ALTERATION OF SOCIETY. THE AUTHOR MAKES A PLEA FOR OFFICIALS TO PLACE TERRORISM IN THIS CONTEXT, AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM THAT THE TERRORIST OBJECTS TO, AS THE BEST INSURANCE AGAINST TERRORIST ACTS....BS

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