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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Terrorism A Critical Introduction
Book SynopsisRICHARD JACKSON is Deputy Director at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand. LEE JARVIS is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Swansea University, UK. JEROEN GUNNING is a Reader in Middle East Politics and Conflict Studies, Durham University, UK. He was founder and deputy director of the Centre for the Study of 'Radicalisation' and Contemporary Political Violence (CSRV) at Aberyswyth University from 2005-2010. MARIE BREEN-SMYTH is Professor in International Politics, University of Surrey, UK. She was founder and deputy director of the Centre for the Study of 'Radicalisation' and Contemporary Political Violence (CSRV) at Aberyswyth University from 2005-2010.Trade Review"A fascinating and thought-provoking book on a vital topic." - Richard English, University of St Andrews, UK "Engagingly written and likely to spark a whole new debate, Rethinking Terrorism provides a critical and groundbreaking analysis of the modern terrorist phenomenon." - Douglas Porpora, Drexel University, USA "A thought-provoking addition to the literature which helps us understand better the relationship between terrorism and the state." - Jonathan Powell, author of Talking to TerroristsTable of ContentsIntroduction 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.
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Palgrave Macmillan The Mind of the Terrorist
Book SynopsisTerrorism did not begin with 9/11. This book remembers the long history of terrorism and considers the question: what makes people terrorists? By looking into the mind of terrorists, Post sheds light on their paths to pathology and provides detailed analysis of how to combat them in the contemporary world.Trade Review'Jerrold Post's compelling Mind of the Terrorist is a comprehensive and informative account of the psychology of terrorists and how their history has shaped their motivations' - Peter Bergen, author of Holy War, Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know 'Dr. Jerrold Post is a pioneer in the study of terrorist psychology. In this capstone book, he takes us into the minds of the terrorists through their own words, persuasively demonstrating how disturbingly normal' they are in their own cultural and historical contexts. He makes a powerful case that to deter terrorists we must understand their psychology, and lays out a comprehensive strategy for countering their vicious forms of psychological warfare. Only by countering them at the level of their destructive mindsets can we more effectively compete in the 'war for hearts and minds.' 'Richard H. Solomon, President, U.S. Institute of Peace 'Dr. Post has brought to the reader an extraordinary illumination of the terrorist mind. One comes away accepting the key premise we are dealing with 'sane madmen.' His exposition of al-Qaeda, its leadership and its structure, are brilliant. The book is a powerhouse' - Ambassador Sheldon J. Krys, former Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security 'Well-presented body of knowledge likely to be helpful in understanding these violent organized groups' - Kirkus 'Terrorism is a form of psychological warfare, requiring a psychologically sophisticated response based on an understanding of how terrorists think. Jerry Post provides us a road map-not only of the mind of the terrorist-but also how we can use that understanding to dissuade, deter, and destroy terrorist groups. The strategy Post develops is based on decades of studying violent individuals, including interviews of terrorists, some of which he describes in detail in these pages. Post is a teacher of terrorism teachers and his latest offering is a gift to all who wish to understand the myriad psychological roots of terrorism.' -Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God and Academic Director of the Program on Terrorism and the Law at Harvard Law School, USA 'Dr. Jerrold Post is a pioneer in the study of terrorist psychology. In this capstone book, he takes us into the minds of the terrorists through their own words, persuasively demonstrating how disturbingly 'normal' they are in their own cultural and historical contexts. He makes a powerful case that to deter terrorists we must understand their psychology, and lays out a comprehensive strategy for countering their vicious forms of psychological warfare. Only by countering them at the level of their destructive mindsets can we more effectively compete in the 'war for hearts and minds.' - Richard H. Solomon, President, U.S. Institute of Peace 'Post provides revealing illustrations of the terroristic mindset, from IRA henchmen to Palestinian martyr wannabes, straight from the horse's mouth. Rather than psychoanalyze them at the risk of reading interpretations into their views and actions, he lets terrorists speak for themselves - in words collated from interviews by interrogators, scholars and journalists.' - Tibor Krausz, The Jerusalem Report '...a remarkable academic work...' - The Muslim World Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: Terrorists and Terrorism PART I: WHEN HATRED IS BRED IN THE BONE: NATIONAL-SEPARATIST TERRORISM Secular Palestinian Terrorism The Irish and Basque The Kurds and Tamils PART II: REBELLION AGAINST THE GENERATION OF THEIR PARENTS: SOCIAL-REVOLUTIONARY TERRORISM European and North American Cases Latin American Cases PART III: KILLING IN THE NAME OF GOD: RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST TERRORISM HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden Killing in the Name of Other Gods PART IV: THE CHANGING FACE OF TERRORISM Global Jihad and Suicide Terrorism Weapons of Mass Destruction and Mass Disruption Challenges and Implications
£23.46
ABC-CLIO Death Orders
Book SynopsisArguing that Russia is the birthplace of modern terrorism, this book uses the nation as a case study of psycho-historical patterns of worldwide terrorist activity during the past century. It shows how, in Russia and elsewhere, terrorists' objectives have degenerated from punishment of individual adversaries.Trade Review…a striking counterweight to today's dominant scholarly understanding of terrorism as a rational act. Her argument is exhaustively documented, and Geifman writes with clarity and verve… * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1 A Birthplace of Modern Terrorism Chapter 2 The Uniform as Symbolic Target Chapter 3 Civilians under Fire Chapter 4 Ideology Abused Chapter 5 Terrorists as Common Criminals Chapter 6 Camouflaged Suicide Chapter 7 A Fatal Attraction Chapter 8 When Terrorists Become State Leaders Chapter 9 The Culture of Death Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£33.00
Yale University Press The Terror Courts
Book SynopsisThe first inside account of America's continuing legal experiment at Guantanamo Bay-a permanent, offshore justice system designed to assure convictions by denying constitutional rightsTrade Review"'We owe a debt of gratitude to Bravin, first for breaking many of these stories as a legal correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, and now for assembling them into a gripping narrative told with superb journalistic thoroughness, great legal sensitivity, and impressive moral clarity.' (Lawrence R. Douglas, TLS) 'A welcome addition to the history of national security legal policy dilemmas in the Bush era' (Charlie Savage, New York Times) 'A book that pulls no punches. It names names. And in so doing, it is a gutsy, finely wrought narrative that explains how a small group of Bush-era political appointees managed to develop a parallel justice system designed to ensure a specific outcome.' (Dina Temple-Rastin, The Washington Post) 'Jess Bravin's book... tells the story of the evolution of Guantanamo's legal universe in captivating detail, and provides the reader with a clear picture of just how we arrived at this bizarre moment in our history.' (John Knefel, Rolling Stone) 'This is the genius of Bravin's book - and what sets it apart from what has come before. He doesn't just give us context and perspective about the ideological battles waged among Bush Administration officials over torture. He doesn't just explain why the Obama Administration still has failed to recover from the early errors of judgment that marked the first tribunal processes. He also highlights the utterly self-defeating role played by the military-political complex.' (Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic)"
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Random House USA Inc The Forever War
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Random House USA Inc In the Presidents Secret Service Behind the
Book SynopsisAfter conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Ronald Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time.Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family. Kessler portrays the dangers that agents face and how they carry out their missions--from how they are trained to how they spot and assess potential threats. With fly-on-the-wall perspective, he captures the drama and tension that characterize agents’ lives and reveals what they have seen, providing startling, previously untold stories about the presidents, from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush and Barack Obama, as well as about their families, Cabinet officers, and White House aides.
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Death Squads in Global Perspective Murder with Deniability
Book SynopsisDeath squads have become an increasingly common feature of the modern world. In nearly all instances, their establishment is tolerated, encouraged, or undertaken by the state itself, which thereby risks its monopoly on the use of force, one of the fundamental characteristics of modern states.Trade Review'Campbell and Brenner have produced a book based on case studies that is more than the sum of its parts'. - ECPR NewsletterTable of ContentsDeath Squads: Definition, Problems, and Historical Context; B.B.Campbell PART I: HISTORICAL CASES 'To Induce a Sense of Terror': Caudillo Politics and Political Violence in Northern Nicaragua, 1926-1934 and 1981-1995; M.J.Schroeder Feme Murder: Paramilitary 'Self Justice' in Weimar Germany; A.D.Brenner PART II: DEMOCRATIC REGIME TRANSITIONS Window on the Past: A Declassified History of Death Squads in El Salvador; C.J.Arnson Stage of Siege: Political Violence and Vigilante Mobilization in the Philippines; E.Hedman PART III: SOCIAL CONTROL State Terrorism and Death Squads in Uganda (1971-79); E.Kannyo From Petrus to Ninja: Death Squads in Indonesia; R.Cribb Modernity and Devolution: The Making of Police Death Squads in Modern Brazil; M.K.Huggins PART IV: NATIONAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY CONFLICT The Rise and Fall of Apartheid's Death Squads, 1963-1993; K.Gottschalk India's Secret Armies; P.Gossman Territoriality and Plausible Deniability: Serbian Paramilitaries in the Bosnian War; J.Ron Appendix: Other Death Squad Cases About the Contributors
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Fighting Terrorism
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WW Norton & Co Militant Islam Reaches America
Book SynopsisOne of the most far-reaching examinations of militant Islam written to date.Trade Review"A singular and alarming insight into ideological Islam and the nurturing—at home—of the extremist and terrorist threat." -- National Post"An extraordinarily useful compendium of basic information and analysis...easily readable by the nonspecialist, yet engaging for scholars as well." -- National Review"Blunt and passionate." -- Judith Miller - New York Times"[Pipes is] an authoritative commentator on the Middle East." -- Wall Street Journal"Unlike other Middle East experts, Daniel Pipes did not need to reinvent himself or revise his opinions after September 11th." -- Robert Kaplan, author of Warrior Politics and Balkan Ghosts"Brilliantly demonstrates how Pipes knows his subject." -- Steven Emerson, author of American Jihad
£19.95
W. W. Norton & Company One of Ours Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Global Responses to Terrorism
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iUniverse Terrorism Ethics and Modern Society
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iUniverse A Clash Of Values
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iUniverse What in the World is Going On Am I Safe A Letter to American Kids
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iUniverse Terrorism as a Political Philosophy A Comprehensive Analysis with a Unique and Controversial Perspective
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iUniverse After the Morning Inspired From a Rising Nation
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iUniverse Terrorism From One Millennium To The Next
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iUniverse Lessons Learned at Ground Zero
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iUniverse Puppetmasters The Political Use of Terrorism in Italy
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iUniverse Holy War The Blood of Abraham Echoes from Nag Hammadi saying to all three Religions I am not the God you think you know
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iUniverse Regime Change National Security in the Age of Terrorism
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iUniverse Saddams Attacks on America 1993 September 11 2001 and the Anthrax Attacks A freewheeling and hardhitting commentary on the lifethreatening America and the prescription for their cure
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iUniverse Fahrenheit 912 Rebuttal to Fahrenheit 911
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iUniverse A Diary of Four Years of Terrorism and AntiSemitism 20002004 20002004 Volume 2
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iUniverse WHAT PRICE SECURITY
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iUniverse Barney Frank and the Law of Unintended Consequences How the Frank Amendment Helped Terrorists get Legal Visas
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iUniverse SEPTEMBERS CAMERA
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iUniverse Holy War The Blood of Abraham
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iUniverse Fahrenheit 912 Rebuttal to Fahrenheit 911
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iUniverse Septembers Camera
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iUniverse Terrorism as a Political Philosophy A Comprehensive Analysis with a Unique and Controversial Perspective
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iUniverse What Price Security
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Day That Shook America A Concise History of
Book SynopsisOffers a long perspective and draws on recently opened records to provide an in-depth analysis of the approaches taken by the Clinton and Bush administrations toward terrorism in general and Al-Qaeda in particular. The book also delivers arresting new details on the four 9/11 hijackings and the collapse of the Twin Towers.Trade ReviewAfter two decades, the dust of 9/11 has settled sufficiently to permit a clear-eyed historical assessment. The Day That Shook America chillingly lays out the reasons why the government agencies responsible for protecting the nation failed catastrophically, and weighs the lasting consequences." - Donald A. Ritchie, US Senate historian emeritus and author of Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932"The Day That Shook America is a chilling account of missed opportunities and overlooked clues that led to the horrors of 9/11. J. Samuel Walker evokes both the folly and the heroism of that day, while at the same time detailing the petty bureaucratic turf battles that crippled the nation’s response to Al-Qaeda. Walker’s judicious account of this horrific event does not preclude him from indicting those he believes might have prevented this ‘day of agony.’" - Stephen F. Knott, author of The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal"To read this powerful account of 9/11 is to feel wrenching sadness combined with deep anger: sadness in recalling the terrible toll of lives taken that day, and anger both at those who perpetrated the attack and at the senior US officials who failed to avert it despite the warning signs that were flashing red." - Andrew Bacevich, author of After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed"In this evocative and succinct history, J. Samuel Walker incisively analyzes the efforts to hunt down Osama bin Laden before 9/11 and assesses the actions of the Bush administration in its aftermath. Vividly describing the seizures of the planes by Al-Qaeda terrorists, Walker also eloquently narrates the gruesome circumstances of those entrapped in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. On the twentieth anniversary of that tragic day, we are fortunate to have this well-researched, thoughtful book." - Melvyn P. Leffler, Edward Stettinius Professor of History Emeritus, University of Virginia
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Pluto Press Zapatista Reinventing Revolution in Mexico
Book SynopsisExamines the importance and relevance of the Zapatista movement in the late twentieth centuryTrade Review'An impassioned and stimulation contribution to the understanding of a continuing rebellion with profound national and international significance' -- International Affairs'The book's many strengths include its coverage of the history of the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (EZLN), placing the struggle in a global context through a critique of neoliberalism and capitalism' -- TLSTable of Contents1. John Holloway and Eloína Peláez: Introduction 2. Enrique Rajchenberg and Catherine Héau-Lambert: History and Symbolism in the Zapatista Movement 3. Ana Esther Ceceña and Andrés Barreda: Chiapas and the Global Restructuring of Capital 4. Márgara Millán: Zapatista Indigenous Women 5. Harry Cleaver: The Zapatistas And The Electronic Fabric Of Struggle 6. Patricia King and Francisco Javier Villanueva: Breaking the Blockade: The Move from Jungle to City 7. Luis Lorenzano: Zapatismo: Recomposition of Labour, Radical Democracy and Revolutionary Project 8. John Holloway: Dignity's Revolt Index
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Pluto Press Weapon of the Strong Conversations on US State
Book SynopsisChomsky, Butler, Finkelstein and other leading commentators discuss state terrorism.Trade Review'Nuanced and uncompromising, the interviewers have posed some of the most penetrating and important questions of our time. The answers received will change forever the way we think about terror' -- Professor Penny Green, King's College London, Director of the International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) and co-author of State Crime: Governments, Violence and Corruption (Pluto 2004)'A wide range of compelling topics are expertly explored by leading academics. Each is skilfully interviewed by Cihan Aksan and Jon Bailes who also provide an excellent introduction. A job well done' -- Michael ParentiTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Noam Chomsky: The Definition of Terrorism 3. Richard A. Falk: International Law and Human Rights 4. Marjorie Cohn: Torture as Terrorism 5. Ted Honderich: Morality, Justification, and Responsibility 6. Edward S. Herman: The Media Image of Terrorism 7. Judith Butler: The Discourse of Terror 8. Richard Jackson: Terrorism Studies and Academia 9. Patrick Bond: International Financial Institutions and the Economics of Terrorism 10. Ismael Hossein-zadeh: The Guiding Force of US Militarism 11. Gilbert Achcar: The United States in the Middle East 12. Norman G. Finkelstein: US Support for Israeli State Terror 13. Greg Grandin: The United States in Latin America 14. Daniele Ganser: NATO’s Secret Armies in Europe
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Destroying the World to Save It Aum Shinrikyo Apocalyptic Violence and the New Global Terrorism
Book SynopsisLooks at Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese cult that released sarin nerve gas in the Tokyo subways, and examines the mind of the man behind the religion. By the author of Death in Life. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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New York University Press Chechnya Calamity in the Caucasus
Book SynopsisThe authors explain the contradictory images of the Chechen people - from gun-smuggling gangsters to savage but noble warriors fighting for justice - by placing the images in context and describing the history of the region.Trade Review"An excellent ground-level account." -Wall Street Journal "A harrowing glimpse into the destabilization caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the troubled road to independence and democracy faced by its non-Russian members."-Kirkus Reviews "An exceptional feat of war correspondence. It is hard to imagine that it will be surpassed as the definitive account of the conflict. There seem to be few important moments of the war that the two reporters did not witness...They have spun a gripping narrative of war, politics, and diplomacy."-New York Times Book Review
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Mouse That Spins Thundersqueak
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Impala (InternationalMedia Publication and Literary Associates Yesterdays Enemy Freedom Fighters or Terrorists
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Trine Day Welcome to Terrorland
Book SynopsisInvestigating the associations of Mohamed Atta and other terrorist pilots in Venice, Florida, as they prepared for the 9/11 attacks, this work discloses the FBI's massive post-attack cover-up to conceal their knowledge of the terrorists' activities. Unreported stories including the assassination attempt on President George W. Bush on the morning of September 11, 2001, and the rampant drug trafficking of the flight school financier are fully discussed, with attention to the stunning evidence of the CIA's knowledge that hundreds of Arab flight students were pouring into southwest Florida. This examination of the conspiracy behind the 9/11 investigation and the CIA complicity in the illegal activities that allowed the known terrorists to continue offers truth behind the 'official' story of the attacks.
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Lulu Press Love and Terror in the Middle East 3rd Edition
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Islami Jahad Ki Harawal Fouj
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Maccabaea Volume 23 no. 2
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Hawala And Underground Terrorist Financing Mechanisms
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Ecoterrorism Specifically Examining The Earth Liberation Front And The Animal Liberation Front
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