Totalitarianism, terrorism and supreme values : history and theory

Peter Bernholz

Applying a rational choice perspective, this book presents a dynamic theory of the evolution of totalitarian regimes and terrorism. By demonstrating that totalitarian regimes rest on ideologies involving supreme values that are assumed to be absolutely true, the author identifies the factors that lead to totalitarian regimes, and those that transform or abolish those regimes with time. The author addresses different ideologies, such as National Socialism, Communism, and religious movements; examines numerous historical cases of totalitarian regimes; and develops a formal, mathematical model of totalitarianism in the book’s closing chapter

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Year of publication:	[2017]
Authors:	Bernholz, Peter
Publisher:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer
Subject:	Diktatur \| Dictatorship \| Ideologie \| Ideology \| Terrorismus \| Terrorism \| Systemtransformation \| Economic transition \| Rationalität \| Rationality \| Neue politische Ökonomie \| Public choice \| Politische Theorie \| Totalitarismus
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Extent:	XII, 160 Seiten Diagramme
Series:	Studies in public choice. - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, ISSN 0924-4700, ZDB-ID 413095-9. - Vol. Volume 33
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-3-319-56906-2 ; 978-3-319-56907-9
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-319-56907-9 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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