{"product_id":"a-norwegian-tragedy-9780745672205","title":"A Norwegian Tragedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* This is an authoritative account of the life and mind of Anders Behring Breivik - the Norwegian who, on 22 July 2011, carried out one of the most vicious terrorist acts in post-war Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Superb\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A highly detailed and authoritative account of the Breivik's carefully orchestrated rampage. The psychological issues raised by Borchgrevink's account, backed up by his journalistic research on Breivik's life and activities, make this book an important empirical and theoretical contribution to the literature on the study of radicalisation into violent extremism.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerspectives on Terrorism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A powerful book that once begun is impossible to set down; surely the definitive journalistic account of a national trauma.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRon Eyerman, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brevik's mass murder coming of all places from Norway shook the world. By a cool clear and yet compassionate analysis the book throws Northern bright light on the heart of darkness. The book succeeds in providing a rich context which helps us us partially understand this wretched act of irrationality. The last chapter tells us a great deal about hatred. It is something we should all know about.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAvishai Maraglit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Borchgrevink’s book warrants to be embraced by sociologists and criminologists, not to mention all those who endeavour to subscribe to a better world\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Marx\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Norwegian Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e will remain for a long time - a very long time - the best book about the tragedy of 22 July 2011. Read this book!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerdens Gang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Aage Storm Borchgrevink has written the book that had to be written about Anders Behring Breivik: strong, harrowing and compassionate - one of the richest Bildungsroman-style stories ever written.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBergens Tidende\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Possibly the most important book written so far in an effort to explain Breivik and what led to 22 July 2011. A Norwegian Tragedy is the story of Norway’s darkest day, and almost an unauthorised biography of Anders Behring Breivik.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDagsavisen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By a cool, clear and yet compassionate analysis the book throws Nothern bright light on the heart of darkness and succeeds in providing a rich literary context, which helps us partially understand this wretched act of irrationality.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Advertiser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Explosion 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Bacardi Razz 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A West End Family: Anders Behring Breivik’s Childhood 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Morning on Utøya 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Morg the Graffiti Bomber: Anders Behring Breivik’s Youth 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The ‘Mother of the Nation’ Returns to Utøya 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Andrew Berwick and Avatar Syndrome 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Safest Place in Norway 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Book Launch 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Survivors 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Rescuers 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 What Is Happening in Norway? 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Anders Behring Breivik’s Seventy-Five Minutes on Utøya 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Hatred 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 273\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements 287\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 288\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865707196759,"sku":"9780745672205","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745672205.jpg?v=1722275201","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-norwegian-tragedy-9780745672205","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}