| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2011034071 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781452205823 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
363.325 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Martin, Gus. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Understanding terrorism : |
| Subtitle |
challenges, perspectives, and issues / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
C. Gus (Augustus) Martin. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
4th ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Thousand Oaks, CA : |
| Publisher |
SAGE Publications, |
| Date |
c2013. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 v. (various pagings) 528 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill., maps ; |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction and Rationale Part I. Terrorism: A Conceptual Review 1. Terrorism: First Impressions 2. The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism 3. Beginnings: The Causes of Terrorism Part II. The Terrorists 4. Terror From Above: Terrorism by the State 5. Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents 6. Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism 7. Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right 8. Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism 9. Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism Part III. The Terrorist Trade and Counterterrorism 10. Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists 11. The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media 12. The American Case: Terrorism in the United States Part IV. Securing the Homeland 13. Counterterrorism: The Options 14. A New Era: Homeland Security 15. What Next? The Future of Terrorism Appendix A: Map References Glossary Index Photo Credits. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
With a particular emphasis on terrorist incidents, this fourth edition has been fully updated to provide readers with a wide-ranging and crucial resource on contemporary terrorism. |
| STUDY PROGRAM |
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| Program name |
MIST998 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Terrorism. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/i39ettqcup2pg9qlo98r9b1pdp6nmes1 |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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54589 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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872 |