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A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe
Martin Tolchin
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Description for A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe
Hardback. Talks about the surge of anger that has swept the world, its myriad causes, its toll in lives and human misery. This work also takes a look at the politics of hope and what can be done to halt, and even reverse, this cacophony of hate. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
A World Ignited is about the surge of anger that has swept the world in the last decade, its myriad causes, its toll in lives and human misery. This anger is amplified by modern, especially television and the Internet, and made more lethal by modern weaponry, and unprecedented tactics that strive for mass death and anguish. The authors conclude in an upbeat manner with a look at the politics of hope and what can be done to halt, and even reverse, this cacophony of hate.
A World Ignited is about the surge of anger that has swept the world in the last decade, its myriad causes, its toll in lives and human misery. This anger is amplified by modern, especially television and the Internet, and made more lethal by modern weaponry, and unprecedented tactics that strive for mass death and anguish. The authors conclude in an upbeat manner with a look at the politics of hope and what can be done to halt, and even reverse, this cacophony of hate.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742536562
SKU
V9780742536562
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About Martin Tolchin
Martin Tolchin capped a forty-year career at The New York Times, where he reported on Congress and politics, by becoming founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The Hill newspaper. He now serves as senior editor and publisher at Allbritton Communications. Susan J. Tolchin is professor of public policy at George Mason University and the author of The Angry American: How ... Read more
Reviews for A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe
This is a much-needed book that rips up the roots of rage. The crusading Tolchins have done it again.
William Safire, THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE A scholarly work that is wonderfully readable . . . combines fascinating history with unvarnished political commentary. This is a book everyone should read — and remember.
Marianne Means, Washington Columnist, ... Read more
William Safire, THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE A scholarly work that is wonderfully readable . . . combines fascinating history with unvarnished political commentary. This is a book everyone should read — and remember.
Marianne Means, Washington Columnist, ... Read more