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Hirschbein Ron <1943-> |
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The United States and terrorism : an ironic perspective / / Ron Hirschbein |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - United States |
Terrorism - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : The Quest for the Unholy Gral -- Chapter 1 : World War I : Theory and Practice of Terrorism -- Chapter 2 : Celebrating Nuclear Terror : The Irony of the Cold War -- Chapter 3 : Goodwill Toward Men Without Peace on Earth -- Chapter 4: The War on Terror -- Chapter 5: Terrorism as Entertainment. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Terrorism didn't always get bad press. In fact, terror bombing was indispensable to winning World War II, and during the Cold War the threat of nuclear annihilation became the strategy to deter war between the superpowers. In this work, Ron Hirschbein discusses the competing definitions of terrorism and shows how the notion of terrorism has evolved since World War II from being a tool to win the war to becoming the United States' nemesis. |
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