Understanding terrorism : challenges, perspectives, and issues / Gus Martin.
Material type: TextCopyright date: ©2021Edition: Seventh EditionDescription: xxvii, 559 pages : illustrations, maps, charts : 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781071808429
- HV6431 MAR
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Terrorism: A conceptual review
Terrorism: First impressions
The nature of the beast: Defining terrorism
Beginnings: The causes of terrorism
Part II. Terrorist environments and typologies
Terror from above: Terrorism by the state
Terror from below: Terrorism by dissidents
Violence in the name of the faith: Religious terrorism
Violent ideologies: Terrorism from the left and right
Terror spillovers: International terrorism
Emerging terrorist environments: Gender-selective political violence and criminal dissident terrorism
Part III. The terrorist trade and counterterrorism
Tools of the trade: Tactics and targets of terrorists
The information battleground: Terrorist violence and the role of the media
The American case: Terrorism in the United States
Counterterrorism: The options
Part IV. Securing the homeland
A new era: Homeland security
What next? The future of terrorism
Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps readers develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the underlying causes of modern terrorist violence. The Seventh Edition includes new or expanded discussions of critical topics in terrorism, such as the evolution of right-wing extremism in Western countries, as well as analysis of recent events and updated terrorist tactics, weapons, and methods
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