Terror and terrorism
Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Gabriele Turi
Publishing Year 2019 Issue 2019/107
Language English Pages 22 P. 128-149 File size 171 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2019-107009
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Francesco Benigno pulls apart the stereotypical image of the terrorist, identified in public opinion as an Islamic fundamentalist inspired by religious motives. Instead, he reconstructs the historical development of political violence beginning with the events of 1793-94, when "revolutionary terrorism" was born, a strategy which sought to mobilise the community sympathetic to its ideas and use terrorism as a means of combatting a stronger enemy. After the various attacks in the 19th century, inspired by nationalist ideas or anarchist propaganda, the 20th century was characterised by widespread forms of terror which did not distinguish between political/military targets and civilians. Benigno’s analysis, based on a rich variety of sources, tends to privilege events and provides an almost encyclopaedic account of them, and so occasionally runs the risk of lumping together different phenomena. It is a stimulating, and at the same time contradictory work, maybe as a result of its excessive ambitions.
Keywords: Terror, Terrorism, Violence, Counterterrorism
Gabriele Turi, Terror and terrorism in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 107/2019, pp 128-149, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2019-107009