Terrorism : a very short introduction

By:

Townshend, Charles

Material type: Text

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Social Science	363.325 TOW-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011021

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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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