{"product_id":"the-infernal-machine-9781595581792","title":"The Infernal Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eA highly accessible account of the history of terrorism that places 9\/11 and Al Qaeda in historical context\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, political violence has become the scourge of our world and terrorism is routinely described as a uniquely modern evil. Yet however unprecedented in scope the new terrorist organizations might appear, Matthew Carr argues in this definitive history of terrorism that they are merely offshoots of a spectacular bombing in 1881: the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II by terrorists . . . or were they freedom fighters?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus begins a narrative of extraordinary sweep that \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e called “engrossing, unsettling” and the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e praised as “brave and wise” and “a book for the ages.” In \u003cem\u003eThe Infernal Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, Carr unearths the complex realities of terrorist violence and its indelible impact on nations as different as Italy, Argentina, France, Algeria, Ireland, Russia, Japan, and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning over a century of world history, \u003cem\u003eThe Infernal Machine\u003c\/em\u003e reveals stunning similarities in societies’ responses to terrorism despite profound political and cultural differences. Carr demonstrates again and again that the true impact of terrorism has been felt in the overreactions of government and the media to acts of political violence. This “encyclopedic and diagnostic . . . primer for our frightening times” (\u003cem\u003eEdmonton Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) allows us to see our current predicament against a background of striking historical parallels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew Carr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284097544443,"sku":"9781595581792","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_54831ee9-e8b2-4d5f-b2e1-0e7f9410768b.jpg?v=1771399060","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-infernal-machine-9781595581792","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}