Extremist groups
Subtitle: an international compilation of terrorist organizations, violent political groups, and issue-oriented militant movements
By: senior researcher, Sean D. Hill ; contributing editor, Richard H. Ward.
Contributors: Ward, Richard H.; Hill, Sean D.; Office of International Criminal Justice.; Sam Houston State University. Institute for the Study of Violent Groups.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Office of International Criminal Justice; Institute for the Study of Violent Groups, Sam Houston State University
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Huntsville, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 961
Subjects: Terrorists -- Directories.; Radicals -- Directories.; Government, Resistance to -- Directories.; Political violence -- Directories.; Political parties -- Directories.
Genres: Directories.
Description: This compendium of information on terrorist groups, violent international criminal gangs, and other extremist groups that have been or are currently operating is intended for use as a reference guide and research tool for academics, students, government officials, security personnel, military personnel, law enforcement personnel, and the public. The publication also lists and describes political organizations and religious or ethnic factions that espouse violence or display the threat of violence in their philosophical or operational standards. The information was collected from a broad range of sources, including interviews with, law enforcement and military practitioners, researchers and academics, and and government officials. The organizations are listed geographically by continent and country. The listing for each organization covers its stated aims, ideology, or policy; areas of operation, numbers of active members, numbers of supporters, structure, headquarters, leaders' names, funding sources, types of activities, publications, network contacts, significant actions and activities, and trends.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Foreword / Kathleen Kiernan; title: African extremist groups; title: East Asia and the Pacific extremist groups; title: European extremist groups; title: Near East extremist groups; title: North American extremist groups; title: South American extremist groups; title: South Asian extremist groups.