{"product_id":"engineers-of-jihad-9780691145174","title":"Engineers of Jihad","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog uncover two unexpected facts, which they imaginatively leverage to narrow that gap: they find that a d\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Foreign Affairs' Best Books on the Middle East (Terrorism \u0026amp; Counterterrorism) 2016 \"This is an important study... The wealth of statistical data they bring to bear provides what was once a hypothesis with solid empirical grounding.\"--Malise Ruthven, Financial Times \"[A]n interesting and important book... Definitely recommended.\"--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution \"That's really good work, and they deserve credit for that observation... It is thrilling and intriguing as a theoretical issue.\"--Jeffrey I. Victoroff, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Chronicle of Higher Education \"Wonderful.\"--Jacob N. Shapiro, Princeton University, Chronicle of Higher Education \"[They] really help us refine our understanding of what the risk factors are.\"--Jessica Stern, Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies, Chronicle of Higher Education \"Data-driven and carefully constructed.\"--John Waterbury, Foreign Affairs \"Intriguing... There's a clear need to try and understand the motivation for this breed of terrorism that Gambetta and Hertog address in a thorough way that avoids alarmism.\"--Dominic Lenton, Engineering \u0026amp; Technology \"Opening up markedly new perspectives on the motivations of political violence, Engineers of Jihad yields unexpected answers about the nature and emergence of extremism.\"--Islam and Muslim Societies \"This relatively small book breaks significant new ground and should generate many more significant studies in this area. It should prove to be an important waystation on the path to better understanding not only of violent Islamism but of other political and politico-religious phenomena. It deserves a wide readership among those seriously interested in these subjects.\"--William Shepard, Journal of Global Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii  1. The Education of Islamist Extremists 1  At the Origins 3  A Systematic Test 6  The Saudi Exception 19  Selection Effects 21  Conclusions 32  2. Relative Deprivation in the Islamic World 34  Frustrated Ambitions and Relative Deprivation 34  Beyond Egypt 38  Are Engineers Especially Deprived? 42  The Saudi Exception Again 52  Conclusions, and Facts That Do Not Fit 54  3. Relative Deprivation Probed 60  Western-Based Jihadis 60  Violent vs. Nonviolent Opposition 72  Religious vs. Secular Militants 76  Die-hard Militants vs. Defectors 80  Conclusions 83  4. The Ideology of Islamist Extremism Compared 85  Historical Links 86  Shared Values 88  Shared Tastes and Beliefs 90  Radical Ideologies Compared 94  Conclusions 98  5. The Education of Other Extremists 100  Left-wing Extremists 101  Right-wing Extremists 106  Are the Dividing Lines Robust? 113  Extremists Compared: Islamists, Leftists, and Rightists 120  Conclusions and Summary So Far 125  6. Mind-sets for Extremists 128  Traits for Types of Extremists 129  The Three Traits among Graduates 134  Enter Women 141  One More Trait: \"Simplism\" 146  Traits and Disciplines 150  Conclusions 154  7. Conclusions 159  Bibliography 167  Index 185","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403773485399,"sku":"9780691145174","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691145174.jpg?v=1730484502","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/engineers-of-jihad-9780691145174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}