Terrorism and homeland security
By: Jonathan R. White.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Thomson Wadsworth
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Australia; Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Terrorism -- Prevention -- United States; National security -- United States; Civil defense -- United States; Law enforcement -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-383) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1.; title: The criminology and controversy of terrorism:; title: Definitions, tactics, and behavior --; title: The origins of modern terrorism --; title: Changing group structures and the metamorphosis of terrorism --; title: The advent of religious terrorism --; title: Financing terrorism --; title: Types of modern terrorism -- -- pt. 2.; title: International terrorism:; title: The evolution of jihadist networks --; title: The umbrella effect --; title: The question of Israel and Palestine --; title: Middle Eastern terrorism in metamorphosis --; title: Nationalistic and ethnic terrorism --; title: Ideological terrorism -- -- pt. 3.; title: Domestic terrorism:; title: Conceptualizing terrorism in America --; title: Terrorism in the United States -- -- pt. 4.; title: Issues in homeland security:; title: In search of homeland security --; title: Protecting the homeland and protecting civil liberties --; title: The bureaucracy of homeland security --; title: The media : affecting terrorism and homeland security.