Julian Richards: 5 books

Book cover of Viking Age England
by Julian Richards
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2004

From shortly before AD 800 until the Norman Conquest, England was subject to raids from seafaring peoples from Scandinavia—the Vikings. However, they were not only raiders but also traders and settlers. Using the latest archaeological evidence, the author reassesses the Viking contribution to Late Anglo-Saxon England and examines the creation of the new mixed Anglo-Scandinavian identity.
Book cover of A Guide to National Security: Threats, Responses and Strategies
by Julian Richards
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012

A Guide to National Security offers an analysis of the threats and policy responses facing the UK, presented within the framework of the Government's National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. It explores the processes and developments which have shaped the transformation...
Book cover of Extremism, Radicalization and Security

Extremism, Radicalization and Security

An Identity Theory Approach

by Julian Richards
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017

This book provides a detailed application of identity theory to contemporary questions of extremism, radicalization and security. The analysis considers how identity forms a central aspect of notions of extremism and security in Western societies, as articulated both by political leaders, the media...
Book cover of The Vikings: A Very Short Introduction
by Julian D. Richards
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2005

The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture, whose expansion overseas led them to cross...
Book cover of Violent States and Creative States (2 Volume Set)

Violent States and Creative States (2 Volume Set)

From the Global to the Individual

by Grace Lee, Christopher Scanlon, Annie Stopford
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states'...
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