Terrorism : the present threat in context / / Stephen Sloan ; with a foreword by John C. Bersia and an appendix by J. B. Hill and Joshua A. Smith
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Sloan Stephen <1936->
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| Titolo: |
Terrorism : the present threat in context / / Stephen Sloan ; with a foreword by John C. Bersia and an appendix by J. B. Hill and Joshua A. Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Berg, , 2006 |
| ©2006 | |
| Edizione: | English ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.325 |
| Soggetto topico: | Terrorism |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BersiaJohn C. |
| HillJ. B. | |
| SmithJoshua A. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chronology of Modern International Terrorism; 1 The Meaning of Terrorism; 2 Terrorism; 3 The Rationale of Terror; 4 The Strategies and Tactics of Terrorism; 5 The Attack and its Enduring Legacy; 6 The Policy Dimensions; 7 Future Terrorism; Appendix; Notes; Further Reading; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Helps us understand the causes, dynamics and outcomes of terrorism. Providing a history of terrorism since the French Revolution, this work considers the relationship between terrorism and warfare, crime, technology globalization and the state. It also considers what motivates terrorists and what they hope to accomplish. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Terrorism |
| ISBN: | 1-282-54563-9 |
| 9786612545634 | |
| 1-84788-318-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807040103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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