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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778830503321

Autore

Clutterbuck Richard L

Titolo

Guerrillas and terrorists / / Richard Clutterbuck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : Ohio University Press, , 1980

©1977

ISBN

0-8214-4009-8

0-585-07575-1

Edizione

[First American edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Disciplina

303.6/2

Soggetti

Terrorism

Guerrilla warfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: pages 117-119.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Conflict for our time; Rooted in history; Lessons from South East Asia; Peaceful use of military forces; Northern Ireland; The Palestinians; The Terrorist International; Protection against terrorism; The price to pay; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Terrorism and guerrilla warfare, whether justified as resistance to oppression or condemned as disrupting the rule of law, are as old as civilization itself. The power of the terrorist, however, has been magnified by modern weapons, including television, which he has learned to exploit.  To protect itself, society must understand the terrorist and what he is trying to do; thus Dr. Clutterbuck's purpose in writing this book: "to contribute to the understanding and cooperation between the police, the public and the media."