{"product_id":"global-terrorism-9781440878251","title":"Global Terrorism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven J. Childs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments  \u003cb\u003e1. Background and History\u003c\/b\u003e Terrorism as a Concept - The Perpetrators and Victims of Terrorism - The Means of Terrorism - The Aims of Terrorism - Examples of Terrorism - Terrorism at Home and Abroad - State-Sponsored Terrorism A History of Terrorism - Terrorism from Ancient Times to the French Revolution - Global Terrorism in the Modern Era - It’s All About Politics References  \u003cb\u003e2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions\u003c\/b\u003e The Problems Posed by Terrorism - Problems of Prevention at the Individual Level - Problems of Prevention at the Organizational Level - Problems of Prevention at the Systemic Level - A Complex Phenomena: The Limits of Prevention - Problems of Response Responding to Terrorism - Why Do They Do it? Strategy Versus Psychology - Does Terrorism Actually Work? - How Severe of a Threat Is Terrorism? - Can Deterrence Strategies End Terrorism? - Terrorism and Rational Choice - Are Democracies More Vulnerable? - How Should the Media Behave? - How Does the Media Behave? - New Media and Terrorism - Civil Liberties and International Terrorism - Civil Liberties and Domestic Terrorism Solutions for Countering Terrorism - Negotiations - Offensive Measures: Decapitation and Repression - Defensive Measures: Static Barriers and Homeland Security - Counter-Terrorism Mindset: National Security or Criminal Justice? References  \u003cb\u003e3. Perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e Violence Spurs Change, Yet Terrorism Is for Losers, Benjamin Acosta Why Terrorism Does Not Really Work, Max Abrahms Without the Rule of Law, What’s Left?, Kevork Kazanjian Right-wing Terrorism: History and Trends, Simeone Miller Ethnonationalist\/Separatist Groups, Anibal Serrano Religious Terrorism, Tim Milosch Middle East Terrorism: An Old Dance to a New Song?, Kevin Petit Surging Militant Islamist Violence in Africa Shifts Locus of International Terrorism, Candace Cook  \u003cb\u003e4. Profiles\u003c\/b\u003e Al Qaeda Edward Snowden (1983– ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts (FISC) George W. Bush (1946– ) Hamas Hezbollah Illich Ramirez Sanchez (1949– ) Islamic State Narodnaya Volya Rand Paul (1963– ) Theodore Kaczynski (1942– ) Timothy McVeigh (1968–2001) U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)  \u003cb\u003e5. Data and Documents\u003c\/b\u003e Data - Table 5.1: Killed and Wounded by Terrorist Attacks (1970-2019) - Table 5.2: Killed and Wounded by Suicide Terrorist Attacks (1974-2017) - Table 5.3: Number and Types of Terror Attacks (1970-2019) - Table 5.4: Types of Terrorist Groups and Degree of Success Achieved (1866-2014) - Table 5.5: Rebel Leader Cause of Death (1964-2012) Documents - Johann Most, “Action as Propaganda” (1885) - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, “First Political Statement” (1967) - Carlos Marighella, Minimanual of the Urban Guerilla (1969) (Excerpt) - Timothy McVeigh, “Letter to Rita Cosby” (2001) - Osama bin Laden et al., “Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders” (1998)  \u003cb\u003e6. Resources\u003c\/b\u003e Books Articles and Reports Nonprint Resources  \u003cb\u003e7. Chronology\u003c\/b\u003e  Glossary Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529971933527,"sku":"9781440878251","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781440878251.jpg?v=1731877582","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-terrorism-9781440878251","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}