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Terrorism : a very short introduction

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 78 | Very short introductions ; 78Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2018Edition: 3rd edDescription: 165 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780198809098
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.325 TOW-T
LOC classification:
  • HV6431 .T69 2018
Contents:
The trouble with terrorism -- Crusaders and conspirators -- The reign of terror -- Revolutionary terrorism -- Nationalism and terror -- Religious terror -- Countering terrorism.
Summary: "Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'war against terrorism?' In this fully updated edition, Charles Townshend unravels the questions at the heart of the problem of terrorism (ts causes, methods, effects, and limitations) suggesting that it must be understood as a political strategy whose threat can be rationally grasped and answered"--Publisher's description.
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"First edition published 2002, Second edition published 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-155) and index.

The trouble with terrorism -- Crusaders and conspirators -- The reign of terror -- Revolutionary terrorism -- Nationalism and terror -- Religious terror -- Countering terrorism.

"Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'war against terrorism?' In this fully updated edition, Charles Townshend unravels the questions at the heart of the problem of terrorism (ts causes, methods, effects, and limitations) suggesting that it must be understood as a political strategy whose threat can be rationally grasped and answered"--Publisher's description.

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