1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777693303321

Autore

Pearlstein Richard M (Richard Merrill), <1953->

Titolo

Fatal future? [[electronic resource] ] : transnational terrorism and the new global disorder / / Richard M. Pearlstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004

ISBN

0-292-79757-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

303.6/25

Soggetti

Terrorism

Political violence

Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is terrorism? -- The rise of the new global disorder -- Transnational terrorism and the new global disorder -- Ethnoterrorism : menace from within and without -- Holy rage -- Superterrorism : what's in it for you? -- After September 11 : responding to transnational terrorism.

Sommario/riassunto

The nature and goals of terrorist organizations have changed profoundly since the Cold War standoff among the U.S., Soviet, and Chinese superpowers gave way to the current "polyplex" global system, in which the old rules of international engagement have been shattered by a new struggle for power among established states, non-state actors, and emerging nations. In this confusing state of global disorder, terrorist organizations that are privately funded and highly flexible have become capable of carrying out incredibly destructive attacks anywhere in the world in support of a wide array of political, religious, and ethnic causes. This groundbreaking book examines the evolution of terrorism in the context of the new global disorder. Richard M. Pearlstein categorizes three generations of terrorist organizations and shows how each arose in response to the global conditions of its time. Focusing extensively on today's transnational (i.e., privately funded and internationally operating) terrorist organizations, he devotes thorough attention to the two most virulent types: ethnoterrorism and radical Islamic terrorism. He also discusses the terrorist race for weapons of



mass destruction and the types of attacks, including cyberterrorism, that are likely to occur in coming years. Pearlstein concludes with a thought-provoking assessment of the many efforts to combat transnational terrorism in the post-September 11 period.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003431679707536

Titolo

Biologia molecolare della cellula / Bruce Alberts ... [et al.]

ISBN

880809278X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxx, 1575 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Alberts, Bruceauthor

Disciplina

571.6

Soggetti

Cytology (Cell biology)

Molecular Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Transl. of Paola Briata, Giorgio Corte

Orig. tit.: Molecular biology of the cell