Terrorism and homeland security (Record no. 31744)

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781305633773
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 363.325 WH TE
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors White, Jonathan R.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Terrorism and homeland security
Statement of responsibility, etc Jonathan R. White
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition 9th ed.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Boston, MA :
Publisher Cengage Learning,
Date c2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxii, 469 p. :
Other Details ill., maps ;
Size 26 cm.
CONTENTS
Contents TERRORISM IN HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS.1. The Shifting Definition of Terrorism.2. Practical Criminology, Radicalization, and Types of Terrorism.3. Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering.4. Terrorism and the Media.5. Force Multipliers, Gender Roles, and Tactics.INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: NATIONAL AND ETHNIC MOVEMENTS.6. Long-Term Separatist Terrorism.7. Nationalistic and Endemic Terrorisms.8. Background to the Middle East.9. Terrorism in Israel and Palestine.INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: IDEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS.10. Revolutionary and Counterrevolutionary Terrorism.11. Jihadist Networks.DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY.12. Domestic Terrorism.13. An Introduction to Homeland Security.14. Organizing Homeland Security.15. Homeland Security and Constitutional Issues.16. Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, and the Future Word Cited.
SUMMARY
Summary "The purpose of this book is to introduce criminal justice and other social science students to the field of terrorism and homeland security. This book is also meant to provide a pragmatic background for the law enforcement, intelligence, and military communities. It is a basic, practical introduction for people who will or already do face the threat of terrorism. Information in this text is presented from a variety of positions. The purpose is to explain various points of view without taking sides. Students are exposed to differing interpretations of issues that have spawned heated controversies"--Preface.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Terrorism
General United States
Geographic Prevention
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading National security
General United States
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Civil defense
General United States
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Law enforcement
General United States
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Terrorism
Geographic Prevention
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2017-08-06 AMAUS 363.325 WH TE T0056904 2017-07-18 2017-07-18 REGULAR

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