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2010.
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| Summary/Abstract |
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.
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