Why Men Rebel was first published in 1970 on the heels of a decade of political violence and protest not only in remote corners of Africa and Southeast Asia, but also at home in the United States. Forty years later, the world is still concerned with conflicts in Africa and Asia, along with the Middle East, and the United States has been overtaken by a focus on international terrorism. Do the arguments of 1970 apply today? Ted Robert Gurr reintroduces us to his landmark work, putting it in context with research it spawned as well as with world events. The fact that Why Men Rebel has been recently translated into Arabic and Russian is telling, and its award-winning presentation compels a re-reading. Why Men Rebel continues to be recognized as a classic because it helped lead the way to a systematic, people-based understanding of the causes of political protest and rebellion. With its close eye on the politics of group identity, grievances, and governmental response, Why Men Rebel lends new insight into contemporary challenges of transnational recruitment and organization, multimedia mobilization, and terrorism.
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The most important book that has been published on social violence in a good number of years. . . .a superb piece of work. (Praise for the Original Edition) --Lewis A. Coser in The New York Times Book Review
Likely to last a long time. (Praise for the Original Edition) --James C. Davies in Orbis
A rare, perhaps unique example of systematic empirical theory in political science. …the book stands as an important contribution to social science theory in general and to the theory of violence in particular, as well as the single most complete and comprehensive statement on the topic in the literature. (Praise for the Original Edition) --Ivo K. Feierabend in the American Political Science Review --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Likely to last a long time. (Praise for the Original Edition) --James C. Davies in Orbis
A rare, perhaps unique example of systematic empirical theory in political science. …the book stands as an important contribution to social science theory in general and to the theory of violence in particular, as well as the single most complete and comprehensive statement on the topic in the literature. (Praise for the Original Edition) --Ivo K. Feierabend in the American Political Science Review --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Ted Robert Gurr is Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Minorities at Risk Project in the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland.
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