Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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