Terrorism a critical introduction /

"Terrorism has a long history but the devastating attacks of 9/11 transformed what had been seen as a relatively minor security issue into one of major global significance. This incisive new text provides an accessible and balanced assessment of political terror and its study and in the process...

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מחבר תאגידי: ProQuest (Firm)
מחברים אחרים: Jackson, Richard, 1967-
פורמט: אלקטרוני ספר אלקטרוני
שפה:English
יצא לאור: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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גישה מקוונת:Full text available on ProQuest
תוכן הענינים:
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  • Introduction
  • PART I: THE STUDY OF POLITICAL TERRORISM
  • The Orthodox Study of Terrorism
  • Critical Approaches to Terrorism Studies
  • The Cultural Construction of Terrorism
  • Bringing Gender into the Study of Terrorism
  • PART II: KEY ISSUES
  • Conceptualizing Terrorism
  • Reconsidering the Terrorism Threat
  • Types of Terrorism
  • Understanding State Terrorism
  • The Causes of Non-State Terrorism
  • Responding to Non-State Terrorism
  • Assessing the War on Terror.