Terrorism

by Lewis M Alexander

Overview

The use of sporadic and relentless nongovernmental political and ideological violence—principally, but not exclusively, as part of a parochial or transnational revolutionary strategy—is characteristic of our "Age of Terrorism." This volume presents theoretical and practical aspects of this phenomenon, with a view toward understanding current challe

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367305390
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Editor and contributor YONAH ALEXANDER is a professor at, and the director of, the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies in Washington, D.C.; a senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; and director of the Potomac Institute's Center for Terrorism Studies in Arlington, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Preface — Overview — Out-Inventing the Terrorist — The Causes — Social Scientific Theory and Civil Violence — The Transnational Flow of Information as a Cause of Terrorism — The Perpetrators — Terrorist Movements — The Issues — Northern Ireland, Terrorism, and the British State — Hostage Negotiations and the Concept of Transference — Terrorism and the Media: Some Considerations — The Legalization of Terrorism — The Future — The Future of Political Substate Violence — Coping with Terrorism: What Is To Be Done?