Karl Heinzen and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Terror
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Bessner (0000-0001-5528-7166, Duke University, corresponding author), Michael Stauch (Duke University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-176 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546550903445209 |
| OpenAlex | W2008672479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Scholars have long recognized the importance of Karl Heinzen's Mord und Freiheit in the history of terrorist thought. Yet the translation most scholars have relied on—1881s Murder and Liberty—is incomplete. Our new translation reveals four elements omitted from the 1881 translation. First, Heinzen conceived of terrorism as a transnational phenomenon. Second, he provided a material justification for terrorist tactics. Third, Heinzen viewed terrorism as both a tool to impel human society to progress and as a “progressive” tool of violence. Finally, he argued in favor of the primary modern tactic of terrorism—the indiscriminate bombing of civilians
Criminology · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Law · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |