ABSTRACT

What is fanaticism? Is the term at all useful? After all, one person's fanatic is another's freedom fighter. This new book probves these key questions of the twenty first century.It details how throughout history there have been fanatics eager to pursue their religious, political or personal agendas.

chapter |6 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|12 pages

FANATICISM IN THE MODERN ERA

chapter 2|14 pages

DERVISHES AND FANATICISM

Perception and impact

chapter 5|18 pages

‘UNPRECEDENTED, MERCILESS AND UNRELENTING HARSHNESS’

Fanaticism and brutalisation in Wehrmacht anti-partisan warfare in the Soviet Union

chapter 6|20 pages

Indoctrinated Nazi teenaged warriors: the fanaticism of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend in Normandy, 1944

The fanaticism of the 12th SS Panzer Division in Normandy, 1944

chapter 9|12 pages

FANATICS, MOBS AND TERRORISTS

The dynamics of Orange parades in Northern Ireland

chapter 10|19 pages

RELIGIOUS AND NATIONALIST FANATICISM

The case of Hamas