J. M. Berger

" Qu es el extremismo? C mo se construyen las ideas extremistas? Por qu el extremismo suele llevar a la violencia? Una ola de movimientos extremistas amenaza con desestabilizar sociedades civiles en todo el mundo. Nunca hab a sido tan importante comprender el extremismo, y en el diccionario solo se encuentra que es la cualidad o el estado de ser extremo . En este volumen de la serie Conocimientos esenciales de MIT Press, J. M. Berger ofrece una introducci n a los movimientos extremistas, explicando c mo se construyen estas ideolog as y por qu el extremismo puede convertirse en violencia. El autor muestra que, a pesar de que el contenido ideol gico de los movimientos extremistas var e ampliamente, comparten elementos estructurales comunes. Berger, experto en movimientos extremistas y terrorismo, explica que este surge de la percepci n de un nosotros contra ellos, intensificada por la convicci n de que el xito de ese nosotros es inseparable de los actos hostiles en contra de ellos . El extremismo se distingue del malestar com n el odio y el racismo por su racionaliazaci n radical de una insistencia en la violencia. El autor ilustra su argumento con estudios de casos y ejemplos dados a lo largo de la historia, desde la destrucci n de Cartago por los romanos frecuentemente llamada el primer genocidio hasta el yihadismo apocal ptico de Al Qaeda, la nueva derecha alternativa de Estados Unidos y el tratado de conspiraci n antisemita llamado Los protocolos de los ancianos de Si n. Berger describe la evoluci n de los movimientos de identidad, la radicalizaci n individual y grupal, y m s. Si comprendemos las causas del extremismo y los elementos comunes de estos movimientos, dice Berger, seremos m s efectivos en contrarrestarlos."

Kasvavat ekstremistiset liikkeet uhkaavat yhteiskuntien vakautta maailman eri puolilla. Ekstremismin ymmärtäminen on nyt tärkeämpää kuin koskaan. Tämä kirja vastaan olennaisiin extremismia koskeviin kysymyksiin alkaen sen määrittelystä. Mitä ekstremismi on? Miten ekstremistiset ideologiat ovat rakentuneet? Miten ekstremismi laajenee väkisvaltaan? J. M. Berger on tutkija VOX-Pol Network of Excellence- ja Alliance for Securing Democracy -järjestöissä.

What extremism is, how extremist ideologies are constructed, and why extremism can escalate into violence. A rising tide of extremist movements threaten to destabilize civil societies around the globe. It has never been more important to understand extremism, yet the dictionary definition—a logical starting point in a search for understanding—tells us only that extremism is "the quality or state of being extreme." In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, J. M. Berger offers a nuanced introduction to extremist movements, explaining what extremism is, how extremist ideologies are constructed, and why extremism can escalate into violence. Berger shows that although the ideological content of extremist movements varies widely, there are common structural elements. Berger, an expert on extremist movements and terrorism, explains that extremism arises from a perception of "us versus them," intensified by the conviction that the success of "us" is inseparable from hostile acts against "them." Extremism differs from ordinary unpleasantness—run-of-the-mill hatred and racism—by its sweeping rationalization of an insistence on violence. Berger illustrates his argument with case studies and examples from around the world and throughout history, from the destruction of Carthage by the Romans—often called "the first genocide"—to the apocalyptic jihadism of Al Qaeda, America's new "alt-right," and the anti-Semitic conspiracy tract The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. He describes the evolution of identity movements, individual and group radicalization, and more. If we understand the causes of extremism, and the common elements of extremist movements, Berger says, we will be more effective in countering it.

The first major book on ISIS to be published since the group exploded on the international stage in summer 2014.

The Islamic State, known as ISIS, exploded into the public eye in 2014 with startling speed and shocking brutality. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting recruits in unprecedented numbers and wreaking bloody destruction with a sadistic glee that has alienated even the hardcore terrorists of its parent organization, al Qaeda. Jessica Stern and J. M. Berger, two of America's leading experts on terrorism, dissect the new model for violent extremism that ISIS has leveraged into an empire of death in Iraq and Syria, and an international network that is rapidly expanding in the Middle East, North Africa and around the world. ISIS: The State of Terror traces the ideological innovations that the group deploys to recruit unprecedented numbers of Westerners, the composition of its infamous snuff videos, and the technological tools it exploits on social media to broadcast its atrocities, and its recruiting pitch to the world, including its success at attracting thousands of Western adherents. The authors examine ISIS's predatory abuse of women and children and its use of horror to manipulate world leaders and its own adherents as it builds its twisted society. The authors offer a much-needed perspective on how world leaders should prioritize and respond to ISIS's deliberate and insidious provocations.

They are Americans, and they are mujahideen. Hundreds of men from every imaginable background have walked away from the traditional American dream to volunteer for battle in the name of Islam. Some have taken part in foreign wars that aligned with U. S. interests, while others have carried out violence against Westerners abroad, fought against the U. S. military, and even plotted terrorist attacks on American soil. This story plays out over decades and continents: from the Americans who took part in the siege of Mecca in 1979 through conflicts in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Bosnia, and continuing today in Afghanistan and Somalia. Investigative journalist J. M. Berger profiles numerous fighters, including some who joined al Qaeda and others who chose a different path. In these pages he portrays, among others, Abdullah Rashid, who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan; Mohammed Loay Bayazid, who was present at the founding of al Qaeda; Ismail Royer, who fought in Bosnia and Kashmir, then returned to run training camps in the United States; Adam Gadahn, a Jewish Californian who is now al Qaeda’s chief spokesman; and Anwar Awlaki, the Yemeni-American imam with links to 9/11 who is now considered one of the biggest threats to America’s security.