Engineers of Jihad : : The Curious Connection between Violent Extremism and Education / / Steffen Hertog, Diego Gambetta.
The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog uncover two unexpected facts, which they imaginative...
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