Terrorism
Subtitle: Understanding the Global Threat
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Longman
Published: July 10, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780582772236
Subjects: Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; History; Current Affairs; Politics / Current Events; Textbooks; Terrorists; Politics/International Relations; Terrorism; History / General; General; Mass Media; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; 20th century
Description: "The September 11th attacks on the United States pushed terrorism to the forefront of the international agenda. But as President Bush quickly discovered, this complex global phenomenon defies easy definition." "Onlookers, victims, responsible authorities: each have a different idea of what terrorism means. Those dubbed terrorists by the authorities rarely recognize the term as a description of themselves. Dedicated to a cause or belief, the end is argued to justify the means." "Despite the growing incidence of terrorist acts - some 80,000 perpetrated by more than sixty groups in the last three decades - counter-measures have been piecemeal and ineffective." "The complexity and amount of information is bewildering. Isolating the key issues, David J. Whittaker provides a layman's guide to the worldwide spread of terrorism."--Jacket.