The Terrorism Reader

Description

The Terrorism Reader explores all aspects of terrorism from its definition, its psychological and sociological effects, and the surrounding legal and ethical issues, to counter-terrorism. It illustrates the growth and variety of terrorism with a series of twelve case studies from four continents including:

* ETA and Spain

* the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

* the Liberation Tigers in Sri Lanka

* the IRA and UFF in Northern Ireland

* the Shining Path in Peru

* the Quaddafi Regime in Libya.

This updated second edition contains a chapter on the Taliban and the al-Qaida terror network, as well as material on George W. Bush's war against terrorism. This key book draws together material from a variety of experts and makes their opinions on terrorism easily accessible, allowing understanding, conjecture and debate.

Contents

Part 1: Characteristics of Terrorism 1. Definition of Terrorism 2. Motivation for Terrorism 3. Terrorism's Wordwide Occurrence Part 2: Thirteen Terrorism Case Studies 4. An Unholy Alliance 5. Lebanon 6. Libya 7. Sri Lanka 8. Northern Ireland 9. Argentina 10. Spain 11. Algeria 12. Peru 13. Colombia 14. Germany 15. Italy 16. South Africa 17. Thirteen Terrorism Case Studies: Conclusion Part 3: Prevention and Control of Terrorism 18. Counter-Terrorism: Ethical and Legal Considerations 19. Counter-Terrorism: Programmes and Strategies

Related Subjects

1. Forms of Crime
2. Organised Crime
3. Political History
4. Criminology - Law