2nd Edition
World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era
By James Ciment
1010 Pages
by
Routledge
1010 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political... Read more
VOLUME 1: Definitions, Types, and Categories Introduction; Problems of Defining Terrorism; Domestic vs. International Terrorism; Ethnonationalist Terrorism; Islamist Fundamentalist Terrorism; Left-Wing and Revolutionary Terrorism; Religious (Non-Islamist) Terrorism; Right-Wing and Reactionary Terrorism; State vs. Nonstate Terrorism; Urban vs. Rural Terrorism; Historical Roots—Terrorism Through World War II, Modern Terrorism—The Post–World War II Era. VOLUME 2: September 11, 2001—Attacks and Response; VOLUME 3: Tactics, Methods, and Aims of Modern Terrorism; Appendices
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James Ciment
