Gérard Chaliand Books

"This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, chilling threats, and renewed reprisals. In it, some of the best international specialists examine terrorism's long and complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of Antiquity, contributors discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, resistance terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the rise of the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. In this updated edition, Chaliand and Blin have included a new chapter on ISIS and analysis of key events as they have unfolded including the 2015 Paris attacks." -- Provided by publisher

Examines displaced cultures throughout the world, including Jewish, African, Irish, Armenian, and Palestinian diasporas

Why do terrorists resort to spectacular - and often futile - acts of violence? How are terrorists organized? What is their social base? In answering such questions, Gerard Chaliand draws on a wealth of examples, from the Red Brigades and the IRA to the Armenians and the Afghan Mujahidin.

?La Grèce, Rome et le christianisme constituent les fondements sur lesquels s'est bâti l'Occident.?Les Grecs ont légué l'esprit critique, l'éthique et le sens de l'histoire ; Rome a laissé le droit, la rhétorique, le latin et une nostalgie d'Empire ; le christianisme, issu du monothéisme juif, imprègne l'Occident jusqu'à la Réforme et au-delà.?Cette anthologie retrace, avec ses ombres, les cheminements d'un héritage dont l'aboutissement est la démocratie, l'État de droit et les droits de l'homme. ?Gérard Chaliand et Sophie Mousset ont également publié 2 000 ans de chrétienté.