The terrorism lectures
Subtitle: a comprehensive collection for students of terrorism, counterterrorism, and national security
By: James J.F. Forest
Publisher: Nortia/Current
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Ana, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780984225293
Subjects: Terrorism; Prevention; Case studies; History
Description: Delve into the history of terrorism, its root causes, its many forms and organizations, as well as the frameworks that analysts use to determine the scope of a terrorist threat.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I : definitions and historical frameworks. An introduction to terrorism : terms, definitions and the quest for power; title: Surfing the historical "waves" of terrorism; title: Terrorist groups as learning organizations; title: Part II : Underlying contexts that motivate and facilitate terrorism. Grievances and opportunities : an introduction; title: Radicalization; title: Media and the internet; title: Economic dimensions; title: Financial and criminal dimensions; title: Political dimensions; title: Part III : Terrorist group ideologies and strategies. Ethnonationalist/separatist terrorism; title: Left-wing terrorism; title: Right-wing terrorism; title: Religious terrorism; title: Al-Qaeda, part 1 : history and evolution; title: Al-Qaeda, Part 2 : ideology and targeting strategies; title: Part IV : The worst weapons of terrorism. Suicide bombings; title: Weapons of mass destruction : an introduction; title: Assessing the WMD terrorist threat; title: Part V : Concluding thoughts. The future of terrorism.