Books by Eric Hoffer
The True Believer
by Eric Hoffer
One of the fascinating things Hoffer does is to look at how the Nazi and Communist Parties were recruiting from the same pool. He has these examples of people who switch. Reading this book got me interested in extreme left ideologues who switched allegiances to become neo-Nazis, and Communists who switched allegiances to become radical Islamists.
Interviews where books by Eric Hoffer were recommended
The best books on Who Terrorists Are, recommended by Jessica Stern
International terror expert Jessica Stern takes a close look at the mind of the terrorist. She explores why people are drawn to extreme violence and how, in many cases, terrorists can build their identities around ideologies that they hold in an ultimately shallow way
