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The terrorists examined in \u003cem\u003ePrimordial American Terrorists\u003c\/em\u003e believed, with their whole hearts, that in committing egregious bloodletting crimes they were acting out of the highest form of love, and that they were doing it with divine approval. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe terrorists chronicled were highly intelligent people with IQs well above normal. They were profoundly ascetic and self-disciplined. The same profile the series has developed through examining historical terrorists also applies to today's terrorists. As such, it is inevitable that no amount of airport screening, either literally or figuratively speaking, will ultimately quell terrorism and prevent it from happening. This realization may save the globe from burning while we become carried away with wild overreactions that will never stamp out terrorism. 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With a colorful history that spans 450 years, the violin has proven to be one of the world's most important and versatile instruments. Addressed to performing musicians, serious concertgoers, and collectors of recordings, The Violin offers insightful, up-to-date essays on a wide range of topics. Essays discuss beloved masterpieces from the violin's solo repertoire, with individual chapters on the Italian Baroque, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and the violin concerto in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as the evolution of performance styles and interpretation as documented in recordings. The volume also illustrates the broad cultural and geographic reach of the instrument, offering readers a taste of the traditional music of Argentina, Mexico, Norway, and India, in which the violin's participation is an essential and characteristic element. Other chapters are devoted to American fiddling andto the violin and violinists as metaphors in literature and the visual arts.    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Musicologist and violinist Robert Riggs (PhD,Harvard University) chairs the Department of Music at the University of Mississippi and is the author of articles on Mozart as well as the monograph Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and Teacher (URP 2010).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51397609226513,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51397609292049,"sku":"NIN9781580465069","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1580465064.jpg?v=1750959373"},{"product_id":"leon-kirchner-book-robert-riggs-9781580463430","title":"Leon Kirchner","description":"In this first biography of American composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher Leon Kirchner (1919-2009), Robert Riggs paints a vivid picture of an extraordinary, multifaceted musician. 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