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Terrorism Today: The Past, The Players, The Future, 4th Edition

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Terrorism Today: The Past, The Players, The Future, 4th Edition

Taking an unbiased approach, this book offers a lens into the history and status of terrorism around the world. Written from a global perspective, it addresses different regions of the world and the terrorist groups that originate there.

By Clifford E. Simonsen,

Jeremy R. Spindlove,

ISBN: 9780135006375

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Taking an unbiased approach, this book offers a lens into the history and status of terrorism around the world. Written from a global perspective, it addresses different regions of the world and the terrorist groups that originate there. Featuring new maps and photo art, this edition clearly shows students where terrorism exists and how prevalent it is today. Its systems approach explores various elements of terrorism, terrorists, and their motives and its wide range of current topics make the text suitable for all disciplines and points of view. 

 

Hallmark Features

 

A global overview of terrorism and its history–covers the current status of terrorism and its long history from a global perspective.

  • Addresses different regions of the world and the terrorist activities within those regions. 

A balanced treatment of examples, technology, history and data.

  • Gives and unbiased presentation on a wide range of topics.
  • Makes it ideal for a variety of disciplines and points of view. 

A systems approach to exploring terrorism, terrorists and terrorist motives.

  • Addresses the complexity of the topic and the ever-changing nature of the terrorist world.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

PART I: THE DEFINITONS AND HISTORY OF TERRORISM

1.      In Search of a Definition for Terrorism

2.      A Brief History of Terrorism

 

PART II: TERRORISM AROUND THE WORLD

3.      The United States of America

4.      Canada and the Caribbean

5.      Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6.      Western Europe

7.      Eastern Europe and the Balkans

8.      North Africa and the Middle East

9.      The Persian Gulf

10.  Northeast, Central, and Southern Africa

11.  Southern and Southeast Asia

12.  The Pacific Rim

13.  Latin America and South America

 

PART III: THE WAR ON TERROR

14.  Countering Terrorism

15.  The Future and the War against Terrrorism

Copyright:  2010
Format:  Cloth; 576 pp
Published:  01/12/2009

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