1st Edition

The Threat Of Terrorism Combating Political Violence In Europe

By Juliet Lodge Copyright 1988
    280 Pages
    by Routledge

    280 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is concerned with terrorism in West European liberal democratic states and with the way in which they react, as a group in the European Community, to international terrorism. It interprets terrorism as a means of attempting to effect political change by the indiscriminate use of violence.

    Preface -- Introduction—Terrorism and Europe: Some General Considerations -- British Policy on Terrorism: An Assessment -- Terrorism in West Germany -- Terrorism in Italy -- Dictatorship, Democracy and Terrorism in Spain -- Politically-Motivated Violent Activists in the Netherlands in the 1980s -- The Evolution of Belgian Terrorism -- Terrorism in France -- The European Community and Terrorism: From Principles to Concerted Action

    Biography

    Juliet Lodge