LEADER 02852nam 2200505Ia 450 001 9910819781903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-95029-4 010 $a0-300-14565-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000330645 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25000275 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421125 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421125 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10645480 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL426279 035 $a(OCoLC)923602132 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000330645 100 $a20020424d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhy terrorism works $eunderstanding the threat, responding to the challenge /$fAlan M. Dershowitz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (288 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-10153-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDeterring terrorism -- The internationalization of terrorism : how our European allies made September 11 inevitable -- How an amoral society could fight terrorism -- Should the ticking bomb terrorist be tortured? : a case study in how a democracy should make tragic choices -- Striking the right balance -- Are we overreacting? 330 $aThe greatest danger facing the world today, says Alan M. Dershowitz, comes from religiously inspired, state sponsored terrorist groups that seek to develop weapons of mass destruction for use against civilian targets. In this book Dershowitz argues passionately and persuasively that global terrorism is a phenomenon largely of our own making and that we must and can take steps to reduce the frequency and severity of terrorist acts. Analyzing recent acts of terrorism and our reaction to them, Dershowitz explains that terrorism is successful when the international community gives in to the demands of terrorists, or even tries to understand and eliminate the "root causes" of terrorism. He discusses extreme approaches to wiping out international terrorism that would work if we were not constrained by legal, moral, and humanitarian considerations. And then, given that we do operate under such constraints, he offers a series of proposals that would effectively reduce the frequency and severity of international terrorism by striking a balance between security and liberty. 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 615 0$aTerrorism. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 676 $a303.6/25 700 $aDershowitz$b Alan M$0303521 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819781903321 996 $aWhy terrorism works$920619 997 $aUNINA