| Descript |
1 online resource (507 p.) |
| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Title Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Preface to the First Edition -- Chapter 1 - Defining Terrorism -- The Changing Meaning of Terrorism -- Why Is Terrorism So Difficult to Define? -- Distinctions as a Path to Definition -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 - The End of Empire and the Origins of Contemporary Terrorism -- Postwar Palestine -- The Anticolonial Struggles of the 1950s: Cyprus and Algeria -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 - The Internationalization of Terrorism -- The PLO and the Internationalization of Terrorism -- The Palestinians as Model: The Rise of Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism |
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The Palestinians as Mentors: The Rise of Revolutionary Left-Wing Terrorism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 - Religion and Terrorism -- Core Characteristics of Religious Terrorism -- Islamic Groups -- Jewish Terrorism -- American Christian White Supremacists -- Cults -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 - Suicide Terrorism -- Core Characteristics of Suicide Terrorism -- The "Tamil Tigers" and Suicide Terrorism -- The Palestinian Use of Suicide Terrorism -- Suicide Terrorism as an Instrument of War -- Inverted Sense of Normality and Societal Imprimatur -- Use of Religion and Theological Justification |
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Rivalry and Competition Between Terrorist Groups -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 - The Old Media, Terrorism, and Public Opinion -- Terrorism and the Transformation of Reporting -- Cause and Effect? Terrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion -- Action and Reaction: The Impact on Travel and Government Decision Making -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 - The New Media, Terrorism, and the Shaping of Global Opinion -- Violence as Communication -- Terrorist and Insurgent Use of the Internet -- Video Production and Duplication Processes -- Insurgent Television -- Conclusion |
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Chapter 8 - The Modern Terrorist Mind-set: Tactics, Targets, Tradecraft, and Technologies -- The Nexus of Ideological and Operational Imperatives -- The Organizational Dynamics of Terrorist Groups -- The Technological Treadmill -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 - Terrorism Today and Tomorrow -- The Emergence of Modern State-Sponsored Terrorism -- A Persistent Phenomenon -- Terrorist Use of Nonconventional Weapons -- The al Qaeda Movement Today: An Enduring Threat -- The al Qaeda Movement's Organizational and Operational Resiliency -- The al Qaeda Movement's Ideological Resiliency and Continued Resonance |
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Repercussions of Iraq on the Broader Terrorist Threat -- The al Qaeda Movement Today and Tomorrow -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright Page |
| ISBN |
9780231510462 |
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