“…Social disintegration, political polarization, geopolitical anxieties and threat of terrorism are often dominant themes. In this book, we focus on what appears a paradox: countries with low income differences, high faith in social institutions, and relatively high cultural homogeneity becoming fixated on the fear of polarization, disintegration and diminished social trust. …”

“…New societal threats like terrorism, and new technologies of communication continually reshape our understanding of what speech should be allowed. …”

“…Il valore normativo della tradizione viene, d’altra parte, contestato, negli ultimi decenni del diciottesimo secolo, da vari sommovimenti politici che sconvolgono l’ordine tradizionale delle nazioni europee: la Rivoluzione americana crea un governo razionale fondato sul diritto naturale; la Rivoluzione francese recide traumaticamente i legami con i valori di una monarchia secolare; i suoi drammatici sviluppi, il Terrore, le guerre europee, il crollo dell’impero napoleonico impongono, nel corso degli anni, la consapevolezza concreta dell’incidere storico. …”

“…Markers of social differentiation and social reaction -- Security governance and racialization in the "War on Terror" / Baljit Nagra and Jeffrey Monaghan -- Unruly women in neoliberal times : still bad, mad, and sluts / Tuulia Law, Brittany Mario, and Chris Bruckert -- On the weighing of protections : "exerting power and doing good" with child sexual abuse legislation / Christopher Greco and Patrice Corriveau -- Disadvantage, crime, and criminal justice / Carolyn Côte-Lussier, Katrin Hohl, and Jean-Denis David -- section 4. …”

“…Their indecisiveness between monarchical and popular sovereignty was established through the discrediting of the Republic in the Jacobean reign of terror and the ‘renaissance’ of the monarchy in the military resistance against the French revolutionary and later Napoleonic campaigns. …”

“…It brings to life the raw excitement and sheer terror of being an entrepreneur.” Guy Browning, Writer, Broadcaster, Creativity Guru “Chris manages to map the DNA of successful entrepreneurs in an entertaining and hugely readable way. …”

“…A focus on fighting insurgencies and terrorism has led to the military deployment of biometric tools to enable recognition of individuals as friend or foe. …”

“…From the macabre symbol with which eighteenth-century pirates terrorized their victims into surrender, to one woman’s quest for the best prosthetic legs, to the evolution of the World Cup soccer ball, Hello World describes how warlords, scientists, farmers, hackers, activists, and professional designers have used the complex, often elusive process of design to different ends throughout history. …”

“…Accomunati da un odio profondissimo verso ogni aspetto del mondo presente, condividono entrambi lo stesso obiettivo: distruggere la società borghese, considerata un luogo putrido e nauseabondo da ripulire attraverso un uso spropositato del terrore rivoluzionario. Dal sogno teocratico di Thomas Müntzer alla rivoluzione cambogiana di Pol Pot, vengono ricostruite le origini e l'evoluzione di una tradizione rivoluzionaria che, con la parabola brigatista, giunge fino ai giorni nostri. …”

“…La segona part de l'estudi canalitza la figura del zombi dins del circuit cinematogràfic com la consecució lògica de l'arribada d'aquesta figura de terror a occident, explorant el seu éxit com arquetip fílmic a partir del considerat primer film del subgènere "White Zombie" i de la seva primera explotació fílmica entre els anys 1930 i 1950. …”
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“…De hecho, la política y la religión, dos invenciones sofisticadas de la especie humana para proteger a los homínidos del miedo y abrirle paso a la felicidad, se han convertido en fuentes de terror. Pero la ciencia, esa otra gran construcción humana, se viene planteando desde hace algunos años el reto de iluminar ese camino. …”
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“…En ellos cobran vida los personajes del drama revolucionario y sus banderas políticas, con las secuelas del Terror y la guerra, al lado del ataque al trono y al altar; que llevaron finalmente al despliegue de actitudes que oscilaban entre la tolerancia y la represión, orquestadas por una política contrarrevolucionaria inspirada entre otros factores por el miedo a la revolución en una sociedad poblada de indios, negros y casta. …”

“…Hunger, exhaustion, and violence, along with the conflict's growing political complexity, challenged the DRV leaders' mobilization efforts, forcing patriotic appeals to be supplemented with coercion and terror. This trend reached its revolutionary climax in late 1952 when Hò̂, under strong pressure from Stalin and Mao, agreed to carry out radical land reform in DRV-controlled areas of northern Vietnam. …”

“…Politico-ideological Mobilisation and Violence in the Arab World will be of great interest to criminologists, political scientists, sociologists, and other scholars interested in the study of terrorism, radicalisation and extremism. It will also appeal to journalists, policymakers, practitioners working in the field"--…”

“…Use the harvested data in different scenarios such as financial, crime, and terrorism investigations as well as performing business competition analysis and acquiring intelligence about individuals and other entities. …”

“…Rising fuel costs, economic uncertainty, and future terror attacks could cause tumult once again. Plus, airline companies intend to charge us extra for everything from the weight of our own bodies to use of the bathroom. …”

“…Finally, Friedman shows us why, if America is to strengthen democratic institutions around the world as a bulwark against terrorism and social unrest, we must aggressively pursue growth at home and promote worldwide economic expansion beyond what purely market-driven forces would create. …”

“…Y, sobre todo, ¿ha desaparecido realmente o solo ha pasado a ser un terror en la sombra?…”

“…En un mundo en el que la violencia es omnipresente y multiforme, James Hillman concluye que ±la guerra es el fundamento del ser, como lo son la muerte y el amor, la belleza y el terror, y que no hay solución racional ante el amor que provoca sino el encauzamiento de éste hacia la pasión estética. …”

“…Gracias a décadas de confianza mutua y muchas horas de conversaciones, la autora arma una crónica negra sutil y humana en la que se entretejen la nostalgia, el terror, los reproches, los fracasos, los miedos y los traumas. …”