TY - BOOK ID - 78139961 TI - Fanaticism and conflict in the modern age AU - Hughes, Matthew AU - Johnson, Gaynor PY - 2005 SN - 1135753644 0429230230 1280096160 0203320581 9780203320587 0714685844 0714657166 9781135753641 9781135753597 9781135753634 9780714657165 9780714685847 1135753636 9780429230233 9781280096167 PB - London ; New York : Frank Cass, DB - UniCat KW - Fanaticism KW - Military history, Modern KW - Intolerance KW - Zealotry KW - Enthusiasm KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78139961 AB - What is fanaticism? Is the term at all useful? After all, one person's fanatic is another's freedom fighter. This new book probves these key questions of the twenty first century.It details how throughout history there have been fanatics eager to pursue their religious, political or personal agendas. Fanaticism has fuelled many of the conflicts of the twentieth century, in particular the theatres of combat of the Second World War. More recently, religious fanaticism has bedevilled affairs in the Middle East and elsewhere. Is fanaticism becoming more fanatical in the new millennium? < ER -