Global Terrorism
Price: $43.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-77247-1
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 14th July 2008
- Pages: 360
- Illustrations: 6 tables and 5 line drawings
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About the Book
Global Terrorism 2nd edition continues to provide students with the most comprehensive introduction to terrorism as a global phenomenon. It introduces students to history, politics, ideologies and strategies of both contemporary and older terrorist groups.
Written in a clear and accessible style, each chapter explains a different aspect of terrorism and illustrates this with a wide variety of detailed case studies from across the world. Although the focus is on the contemporary, the book also includes discussion of older terrorist groups.
Building on the strengths of the first edition, this edition includes new material on:
- July 7 attacks in London
- Bali bombings
- Domestic terrorism in Columbia
- Attacks in Iraq
- Al Qaeda, the Tamil Tigers, the IRA
- Animal rights extremism
The unique combination of a genuinely historical focus and truly global coverage makes this an ideal introductory textbook for anyone studying terrorism.
Table of Contents
1. Terrorism in the World, Today and Yesterday 2. What is Terrorism? Definition and Classification 3. Tactics, Weapons, and Targets 4. State Sponsors and Supporters of Terrorism 5. Religious Justification for Terrorism 6. Ethnic and National Bases of Terrorism 7. Terrorism and Ideologies of the Left 8. Terrorism and Ideologies of the Right 9. Terrorism and Multiple Motivations 10. State Use of Domestic Terrorism and Repression 11. Countries with Multiple Crises of Terrorism 12. Counterterrorism 13. Terrorism: A Continuing Phenomenon. Glossary. Bibliography
About the Author(s)
James M. Lutz is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. He has long been interested in various types of political violence.
Brenda J. Lutz is a PhD candidate at the Department of Politics, University of Dundee, Scotland, focusing on violence in the animal rights movement and factory farming.