The Routledge handbook of terrorism research / / edited by Alex P. Schmid

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (737 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism; Terrorism - Research
• Altri autori: SchmidAlex Peter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; About the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Appendix 1.1: Twelve Rules for Preventing and Combatting Terrorism; 2. The Definition of Terrorism; Appendix 2.1: 250-plus Academic, Governmental and Intergovernmental Definitions of Terrorism; 3. Typologies of Terrorism and Political Violence; 4. Theories of Terrorism; Appendix 4.1: Psychological, Political, Economic, Religious and Cultural (Root) Causes of Terrorism, According to Scholars Gathered at the Club de Madrid Conference of 2005 ; Appendix 4.2: Insights and Hypotheses on Causes of Terrorism Identified on the Basis of aSurvey of the Literature on TerrorismAppendix 4.3: Al-Qaeda Communiqués by Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri: A Chronology; 5. Databases on Terrorism; 6. Introduction to the World Directory of Extremist, Terrorist and other Organisations Associated with Guerrilla Warfare, Political Violence, Protest, Organised Crime and Cyber-crime; Appendix 6.1: Officially Blacklisted Extremist or Terrorist (Support) Organisations ; Appendix 6.2: World Directory of Extremist, Terrorist and Other Organisations Associated with Guerrilla Warfare, Political Violence, Protest, Organised Crime and Cyber-crime7. Library and Internet Resources for Research on Terrorism; 8. The Literature on Terrorism; 9. Bibliography of Terrorism; 10. Glossary and Abbreviations of Terms and Concepts Relating to Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This major new Handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies.The content of the Handbook is based on the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more than 20 countries as well as the specific expertise and experience of the volume editor and the various contributors. Together, they guide the reader through the voluminous literature on terrorism, and propose a new consensus definition of terrorism, based on an extensive review of existing conceptualisations. The work also featur
• Altri titoli varianti: Handbook of terrorism research
• Titolo autorizzato: The Routledge handbook of terrorism research
• ISBN: 1-136-81039-0; 1-78268-398-4; 1-283-10392-3; 9786613103925; 1-136-81040-4; 0-203-82873-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789604703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge handbooks.