Terrorism (2nd Ed.) A History Themes in History Series
Auteur : Law Randall D.
Terrorism: A History extensively covers such topics as jihadist violence, state terror, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Northern Ireland, anarcho-terrorism, and the Ku Klux Klan, plus lesser known movements in Uruguay and Algeria, as well as the pre-modern uses of terror in ancient Rome, medieval Europe, and the French Revolution.
This thoroughly revised edition features up-to-date analysis of:
· Al-Qaeda?s affiliates and the ?franchising? of jihadism
· ?Lone wolf? violence in the United States and Europe
· Sri Lanka?s victory over the Tamil Tigers
Other features include updated and expanded bibliographies in each chapter, more scholarly citations, and a new conclusion, making Terrorism: A History the go-to book for those wishing to understand the real nature and importance of this ubiquitous phenomenon.
Contents
Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
1 Terror and Tyrannicide in the Ancient World
2 Terror and Tyrannicide in the Middle Ages
3 Terror and Tyrannicide in the Early Modern Era in Europe
4 The Dawn of Revolutionary Terrorism
5 Russian Revolutionary Terrorism
6 The Era of the European Attentat
7 Labor, Anarchy, and Terror in America
8 White Supremacy and American Racial Terrorism
9 The Dawn of Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism
10 The Era of State Terror
11 Decolonization and Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism from the 1930s to the Early 1960s
12 Decolonization and Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism from the Late 1960s to the Present
13 The Era of Leftist and International Terrorism
14 The Rise of Jihadist Terrorism
15 Recent Non-Jihadist Terrorism
16 9/11, the War on Terror, and Recent Trends in Terrorism
Notes
Index
Date de parution : 09-2016
Ouvrage de 378 p.
14.7x22.4 cm
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Date de parution : 09-2016
Ouvrage de 378 p.
15.2x22.9 cm
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