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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822779803321

Autore

Cox Dan G

Titolo

Terrorism, instability, and democracy in Asia and Africa / / Dan G. Cox, John Falconer, and Brian Stackhouse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, NH, : University Press of New England, c2009

ISBN

1-282-70363-3

9786612703638

1-55553-746-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Northeastern series on democratization and political development

Altri autori (Persone)

FalconerJohn

StackhouseBrian

Disciplina

363.325095

Soggetti

Political stability - Asia

Terrorism - Asia

Democracy - Asia

Political stability - Africa

Terrorism - Africa

Democracy - Africa

Asia Politics and government 21st century

Africa Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Defining Terrorism; Chapter 3: A Clash of Civilizations, the Democratic Peace, the Poverty-Terrorism Nexus, or Regime Instability; Chapter 4: Methods Used to Investigate the Causes of Terrorism in Asia and Africa; Chapter 5: Analyzing International Terrorism in Asia and Africa; Chapter 6: Analyzing Domestic Terrorismin Asia and Africa; Chapter 7: Terrorism, Transition, Economic Growth, and Instability in Southeast Asia; Chapter 8: East Asia: A Lack of Sustained Terrorism

Chapter 9: The Large and Constant Specter of Terrorism in South AsiaChapter 10: Central Asia and the Role of the Soviet Union; Chapter 11: Terrorism in Northern Africa; Chapter 12: The Terrorist Experience



in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 13: Conclusion and Policy Prescriptions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A chilling, up-to-the-minute look at the links between political instability and terrorism in Asia and Africa