Political Assassins, Terrorists and Related Conspiracies in American History

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Political assassinations and terrorism have both outraged and fascinated the public throughout American history, particularly in the modern era. Providing biographical summaries of more than 100 assassins and terrorists, this book aims at a more complete understanding of the motivations behind violent extremism.The lives of the subjects are analyzed with a focus on psychological and ideological factors, along with details of investigations and criminal trials. Conspiracy theories are evaluated for credibility. Social media features prominently in explaining political violence by members of extremist groups in the 21st century, including radical Islamic terrorists, anti-abortion activists and white supremacists.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-11-23
Mått178 x 254 x 20 mm
Vikt699 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor398
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476683935

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPrefaceIntroductionPart 1—Domestic Assassins and TerroristsOne—Presidential AssassinsRichard LawrenceThe Lincoln Assassination ConspiratorsJohn Wilkes Booth 11 • Lewis Powell (Lewis Paine or Lewis Payne) 14 • David E. Herold 16 • George Atzerodt 17 • Michael O’Laughlen 19 • Mary Surratt 21 • John Surratt 23 • Samuel Arnold 25 • Dr. Samuel Mudd 26 • Edman Spangler 28The Lincoln Conspiracy TrialCharles GuiteauLeon CzolgoszJohn SchrankJoseph Giuseppe ZangaraOscar CollazoGriselio TorresolaLee Harvey OswaldSamuel ByckLynette “Squeaky” FrommeSara Jane MooreJohn W. Hinckley, Jr.Francisco Martin DuranTwo—Domestic Political AssassinsPatrick Eugene PrendergastCarl WeissJack “Ruby” RubensteinByron De La BeckwithThomas Hagan (a.k.a. Talmadge X Hayer and Mujahid Abdul Halim)John Patler (Yanacki “John” Patsalos)Sirhan Bishara SirhanJames Earl RayCharles HarrelsonArthur BremerDan WhiteCharles L. KosterWalter Leroy Moody, Jr.Byron (Low Tax) LooperSidney DorseyOthniel AskewJared Lee LoughnerThree—Domestic Political TerroristsWilliam “Bill” AyersBernardine DohrnTimothy McVeighTerry NicholsTheodore KaczynskiWade Michael PageAaron AlexisDylann RoofJames T. HodgkinsonRobert Gregory BowersPatrick CrusiusFour—Anti-Abortion ExtremistsMichael Frederick GriffinRachelle Ranae “Shelley” ShannonPaul Jennings HillJohn C. Salvi IIIEric RudolphJames Charles KoppScott RoederRobert Lewis Dear, Jr.Part 2—Foreign Political TerrorismFive—The Nazi SaboteursGeorge DaschErnst BurgerHeinrich HeinckRichard QuirinEdward KerlingHerbert Hans HauptHerman NeubauerWerner ThielEx parte QuirinSix—Puerto Rican NationalistsLolita LebronRafael Cancel MirandaAndres Figueroa CorderoIrvin Flores-RodriguezOscar Lopez RiveraSeven—Islamic FundamentalistsRamzi Yousef (Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim)September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: PlannersOsama bin Laden 226 • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 232September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: American Airlines Flight 11Mohamed Atta 237 • Abdulaziz al-Omari 242 • Satam Muhammed Abdel Rahman al-Suqami 245 • Wail Mohammed al-Shehri 248 • Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri 250September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: United Airlines Flight 175Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi 254 • Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi Banihammad 259 • Mohand Muhammad Fayiz al-Shehri 261 • Ahmed Salah Said al-Ghamdi 264 • Hamza Salih Ahmad al-Hamid al-Ghamdi 267September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: American Airlines Flight 77Hani Saleh Hasan Hanjour 270 • Khalid Muhammad Abdallah al-Mihdhar 274 • Majed Mashaan Ghanem Moqed 279 • Nawaf Muhammed Salim al-Hazmi 281 • Salem al-Hazmi 286September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: United Airlines Flight 93Ziad Samir Jarrah 289 • Saeed Abdallah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi 293 • Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami 296 • Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi 2989/11 Conspiracy TheoriesEight—Post-9/11 TerroristsRichard ReidZacarias MoussaouiUmar Farouk Abdulmutallab (a.k.a. Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri)Nidal Malik HasanTamerlan TsarnaevDzhokhar TsarnaevSyed Rizwan FarookTashfeen MalikOmar Mir Seddique (“Omar Mateen”)Mohammed Saeed AlshamraniConclusion and DiscussionPolitical and Religious ExtremismPsychological and Emotional DisordersInsanityDiscrimination Based Upon Race, Ethnicity and Sexual OrientationMoney and PowerMass MediaBibliographyIndex

“Readers will be hard-pressed to find a more exhaustive study than Johnson’s work examining many of the most notorious acts in American history. Providing theory and context for countless violent plots aimed to affect American politics, this work is a must read for those interested in fringe activities in the United States.”—Robert M. Alexander, founding director of the Ohio Northern Institute for Civics and Public Policy