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About this book
A riveting exploration of terrorism's relationship to sex, with a new preface by the author
Terrorism is the international crime that has captured the attention of the entire world, forcing governments to make radical changes in security and civil liberties. Meanwhile, everyone tries to comprehend the real reasons that inspire such violence.
This is where political philosopher Robin Morgan begins The Demon Lover, a groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and a bestseller in the print edition. Through her globe-spanning examination of terrorism, Morgan unearths the roots of the phenomenon. With wide-ranging research across historical eras and a three-hundred-sixty-degree approach, she examines how violence has become eroticized—and conflated with masculinity—to the lethal detriment of both women and men.
Recent scientific studies referenced in the preface to this edition prove just how ahead of her time Morgan has been with her analysis. Her account of her own personal experience with militant tactics adopted by US radicals in the 1960s and 1970s is extraordinary, and her reports on and interviews with Palestinian women in the refugee camps of the Middle East—women confiding for the first time, as women, details of their lives under terrorism every day—are deeply moving. Morgan also offers a compelling vision of hope for change, and an afterword includes her famous "Letters from Ground Zero," written after 9/11.
The Demon Lover is Robin Morgan at her most intelligent and unforgettable.
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TerrorismoTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- “Isolated Incidents”: Introduction to the 2001 Edition
- Introduction to the 1989 Edition
- CHAPTER 1 Everyman’s Politics: The Democratization of Violence
- CHAPTER 2 The Deadly Hero: The Oldest Profession
- CHAPTER 3 The Love-Death: Religion, Philosophy, and Aesthetics
- CHAPTER 4 Official Terrorism: The State of Man
- CHAPTER 5 Wargasm: The Revolutionary High
- CHAPTER 6 Token Terrorist: The Demon Lover’s Woman
- CHAPTER 7 Longing for Catastrophe: A Personal Journey
- CHAPTER 8 “What Do Men Know About Life?: The Middle East
- CHAPTER 9 The Normalization of Terror: A Note Passed Between Hostages
- CHAPTER 10 Beyond Terror: The Politics of Eros
- Afterword
- Notes
- Additional Sources Consulted
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
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