
- 592 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the underlying causes of modern terrorist violence.
The Seventh Edition includes new or expanded discussions of critical topics in terrorism, such as the evolution of right-wing extremism in Western countries, as well as analysis of recent events and updated terrorist tactics, weapons, and methods.
Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Publisher Note
- Publisher Note
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction and Rationale
- Part One Terrorism A Conceptual Review
- Chapter One Terrorism First Impressions
- Chapter Two The Nature of the Beast Defining Terrorism
- Chapter Three Beginnings The Causes of Terrorism
- Part Two Terrorist Environments and Typologies
- Chapter Four Terror From Above Terrorism by the State
- Chapter Five Terror From Below Terrorism by Dissidents
- Chapter Six Violence in the Name of the Faith Religious Terrorism
- Chapter Seven Violent Ideologies Terrorism From the Left and Right
- Chapter Eight Terrorist Spillovers International Terrorism
- Chapter Nine Emerging Terrorist Environments Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism
- Part Three The Terrorist Trade and Counterterrorism
- Chapter Ten Tools of the Trade Tactics and Targets of Terrorists
- Chapter Eleven The Information Battleground Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media
- Chapter Twelve The American Case Terrorism in the United States
- Chapter Thirteen Counterterrorism The Options
- Part Four Securing the Homeland
- Chapter Fourteen A New Era Homeland Security
- Chapter Fifteen What Next? The Future of Terrorism
- Appendix A Map References
- Appendix B Prominent Persons and Organizations
- Glossary of Terms
- Index
- Publisher Note