LEADER 02904nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910959086903321 005 20240812211127.0 010 $a1-134-47225-0 010 $a1-134-47226-9 010 $a1-280-03183-2 010 $a0-203-30143-9 010 $a0-415-27765-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203301432 035 $a(CKB)1000000000411068 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000312334 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11258326 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312334 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10331126 035 $a(PQKB)11413843 035 $a(OCoLC)53309264 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC171257 035 $a(PPN)19845452X 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000411068 100 $a20021104d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding terrorism in America $efrom the Klan to al Qaeda /$fChristopher Hewitt 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 154 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in extremism and democracy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-203-35543-1 311 08$a0-415-27766-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe latest atrocity -- Before September 11: American terrorism since the 1950s -- The political context of American terrorism -- The organizational dynamics of terrorism -- The terrorists -- Dealing with terrorists -- Impacts and consequences -- The future of American terrorism -- Appendix: Data sources and coding procedures. 330 $aChristopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-Nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists and émigré groups. This book is essential reading for students of American politics and terrorism. It also provides a highly readable account for interested readers wishing to know more about a topic which has recently become tragically relevant to world affairs. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in extremism and democracy. 606 $aTerrorism$zUnited States 606 $aTerrorists$zUnited States 606 $aRadicalism$zUnited States 615 0$aTerrorism 615 0$aTerrorists 615 0$aRadicalism 676 $a303.6250973 686 $a89.58$2bcl 700 $aHewitt$b Christopher$g(Christopher J.)$01819950 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959086903321 996 $aUnderstanding terrorism in America$94380953 997 $aUNINA