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About this book
Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues offers a multidisciplinary, comprehensive exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the expressions and underlying causes of terrorism. Martin explores theory and provides in-depth analysis in an accessible, engaging manner that helps readers develop the knowledge and skills they need to engage meaningfully with this robust course.Â
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Title
- Part I Terrorism: A Conceptual Review
- 1 Terrorism: First Impressions
- 2 The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism
- 3 Beginnings: The Causes of Terrorism
- Part II Terrorist Environments and Typologies
- 4 Terror From Above: Terrorism by the State
- 5 Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents
- 6 Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism
- 7 Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right
- 8 Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism
- 9 Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism
- Part III The Terrorist Trade and Counterterrorism
- 10 Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists
- 11 The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media
- 12 The American Case: Terrorism in the United States
- 13 Counterterrorism: The Options
- Part IV Securing the Homeland
- 14 A New Era: Homeland Security
- 15 What Next?: The Future of Terrorism
- Appendix A: Map References
- Appendix B: Prominent Persons and Organizations
- Appendix C: Two Thousand Years of Terror
- Glossary
- Index