LONDON, UK LAUNCH: Baris Cayli - Violence and Militants

King's College London Strand Campus, Strand, London, UK
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Baris Cayli will launch his new book, Violence and Militants: From Ottoman Rebellions to Jihadist Organizations, at King's College London. Baris Cayli is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and visiting professor at LUMSA University.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Placing history alongside the troubles of the present, Violence and Militants reveals parallels between Christian militants who rebelled against the Ottoman Empire and four jihadist organizations of today: Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and Isis. Drawing on scholarship by political theorists, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers, Cayli traces the root of dissent to a perceived deprivation that leads to aggressive protest and action. He argues that the rationalization of violence functions independently of time and geographical location. Through a riveting narrative, this book uncovers how militant groups use revenge, ideals, and confrontation to generate fear and terror in the name of justice.