Terrorism
The Present Threat in Context
When we think terrorism, our minds conjure up dramatic and horrifying images of hijackings, suicide bombings, assassinations and various other forms of brutal carnage. Placing terrorist acts within a historical context, this book helps us understand the causes, dynamics and outcomes of terrorism.Providing a concise history of terrorism since the French Revolution, the author considers the relationship between terrorism and warfare, crime, technology globalization and the state. He investigates the meaning of the word terrorism and shows how the definition and practice have both evolved over time. Throughout, he considers what motivates terror…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-84788-318-6
- EAN: 9781847883186
- Produktnummer: 17038232
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 476 KB
- Abbildungen: bibliography, index
Über den Autor
Stephen Sloan is University Professor and Fellow in the Global Perspectives Office at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of several books, including most recently, Terrorism: Assassins to Zealots, co-authored with Sean Kendall. John C. Bersia is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes for the Orlando Sentinel.
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