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- catalog abstract ""In Superpower Syndrome, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton describes two competing apocalyptic visions - Islamist and American - each aiming at massive destruction in the service of global purification and revewal. While the Islamist forces are overtly visionary in their willingness to kill and die for their religion. American forces claim restraint and reason while offering a no less visionary program for using their overwhelming military power to remake the world." "Both sides are energized by versions of intense idealism: both see themselves combating evil in order to redeem and renew the world: both are ready to unleash untold levels of violence to achieve that: each sees itself in a face-off with the other and, Lifton tells us, both have partnered up, however unwittingly, in a cycle of violence to which no end is in sight."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13021294.
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 2001- Psychological aspects.".
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 2001-".
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 Psychological aspects.".
- catalog coverage "United States Military policy.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""In Superpower Syndrome, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton describes two competing apocalyptic visions - Islamist and American - each aiming at massive destruction in the service of global purification and revewal. While the Islamist forces are overtly visionary in their willingness to kill and die for their religion. American forces claim restraint and reason while offering a no less visionary program for using their overwhelming military power to remake the world." "Both sides are energized by versions of intense idealism: both see themselves combating evil in order to redeem and renew the world: both are ready to unleash untold levels of violence to achieve that: each sees itself in a face-off with the other and, Lifton tells us, both have partnered up, however unwittingly, in a cycle of violence to which no end is in sight."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210).".
- catalog description "The apocalyptic face-off -- Apocalyptic violence -- Century of excess -- Aum Shinrikyo : the threshold crossed -- Bin Laden and al-Qaeda : "I envision Saladin coming out of the clouds" -- The terrorist dynamic -- A superpower's "War on terrorism" -- Apocalyptic America -- Superpower vulnerability -- Americans as survivors -- Stages of response -- Fluid world control -- Stepping out of the syndrome.".
- catalog extent "xii, 211 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1560255129".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Thunder's Mouth Press/Nations Books,".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 2001- Psychological aspects.".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 2001-".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 Psychological aspects.".
- catalog spatial "United States Military policy.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "973.931 22".
- catalog subject "Christianity and other religions Islam.".
- catalog subject "E902 .L54 2003".
- catalog subject "Imperialism.".
- catalog subject "National characteristics, American.".
- catalog subject "Political messianism United States.".
- catalog subject "Radicalism United States.".
- catalog subject "September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Influence.".
- catalog subject "War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The apocalyptic face-off -- Apocalyptic violence -- Century of excess -- Aum Shinrikyo : the threshold crossed -- Bin Laden and al-Qaeda : "I envision Saladin coming out of the clouds" -- The terrorist dynamic -- A superpower's "War on terrorism" -- Apocalyptic America -- Superpower vulnerability -- Americans as survivors -- Stages of response -- Fluid world control -- Stepping out of the syndrome.".
- catalog title "Superpower syndrome : America's apocalyptic confrontation with the world / Robert Jay Lifton.".
- catalog type "text".