Understanding terrorism : challenges, perspectives, and issues /
By: Martin, Gus
Material type: BookPublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, c2013.Edition: 4th ed.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) 528 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781452205823Program: MIST998Subject(s): TerrorismDDC classification: 363.325 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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363.325 HO IN Inside terrorism | 363.325 LO NE Lone actors - an emerging security threat | 363.325 MA UN Understanding terrorism : | 363.325 MA UN Understanding terrorism : | 363.325 MA UN Understanding terrorism : | 363.325 MU JI Jihadist infiltration of migrant flows to Europe : | 363.325 NA EN An end to al-Qaeda : |
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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