Terrorism : a very short introduction /

This book charts a path through the outpouring of efforts to understand and explain modern terrorism, by asking what makes terrorism different from other forms of political, military action; what makes it effective; and what can be done about it. It unravels complex central questions such as whether...

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Main Author: Townshend, Charles
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Very short introductions ; 78.
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Table of Contents:
  • The trouble with terrorism
  • Crusaders and conspirators
  • The reign of terror
  • Revolutionary terrorism
  • Nationalism and terror
  • Religious terror
  • Counterterrorism and democracy.