Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century （7TH）

Combs, Cynthia C.

Taylor & Francis（2012/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 393 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780205851652
• DDC分類 363.325

Full Description

Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century helps readers understand terrorism, responses to it, and current trends that affect the future of this phenomenon.Putting terrorism into historical perspective and analyzing it as a form of political violence, this text presents the most essential concepts, the latest data, and numerous case studies to promote effective analysis of terrorist acts. Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century objectively breaks down the who-what-why-how of terrorism, giving readers a way both to understand patterns of behavior and to more critically evaluate forthcoming patterns.

Contents

PART I. TERRORISM IN PERSPECTIVE 1. An Idea Whose Time Has Come? 2. Not a Modern Phenomenon 3. Ideology and Terrorism. Rights from Wrongs? PART II. WHO ARE THE TERRORISTS? 4. Criminals or Crusaders? 5. Terrorism by the State The Media. A Weapon for Both Sides? 9. Domestic Terrorism in the United 11. Counterterrorism. The Use of Special Forces 12. Terrorism, Intelligence, and the Law 13. Security Measures. A Frail Defense PART V. CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 14. New Terrorist Threat. Weapons of Mass Destruction 15. Future Trends