The history of terrorism stretches back nearly two thousand years and terrorism, both in the forms of terrorist groups and terror regimes, is an inherent part of the modern world: from Anarchist groups to al-Qaida; from Hitler's Germany and SS to al-Bashir's Sudan and Janjaweed militias. It is a subject of high current interest that is rarely out of the news (not least as the legacy of '9/11') and it is also of enduring interest. As a new volume in the Seminar Studies series, Terrorism has been brought up-to-date and now looks at both contemporary terrorism and its historical antecedents, providing a much needed introduction to the subject.
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PrefacePublisher's acknowledgementsChronology Who's who Glossary Maps PART ONE ANALYSIS1 Terrorism: Past and Present2 The Concept of Terrorism3 Revolutionary Reigns of Terror4 Totalitarian Terror Regimes5 State Terrorism at Home and Abroad6 Terrorist Groups from Within Liberal Democracies7 Terrorist Groups and Repressive Regimes8 International and Transnational Terrorism9 Terrorism: Past, Present and Future PART TWO DOCUMENTS 1 Declaration of the Delegates of the Italian Federation of the Anarchist International of 3 December 1876 2 Emile Henry 'A Terrorist's Defence'3 The Law of Suspects 17934 'The Cheka Orders the Arrest and Shooting of Counter-Revolutionists', Order of 22 February 1918, and the Consequences Reported, 'Executions' 19 April 19185 VTsIK Resolution 2 September 19186 Red Terror in Ethiopia, November 19777 Detentions and Executions in Iran, 1979-828 Hannah Arendt 'The Secret Police'9 Prisoners in Gulag Corrective Labour Camps and Colonies 1934-5310 The Annihilation Camps11 Approximate Death Tolls in Democratic Kampuchea, 1975-912 Iraq: Directive SF/4008, 20 June 198713 From Madness to Hope: The 12-Year War in El Salvador, Report of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador United Nations Doc. S/25500, 1 April 199314 From Civil Rights Supporter to Member of the IRA15 Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Speeches16 Osama Bin Laden 'Declaration of War Against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places' 199617 Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans, 199818 The Al Qaida Training Manual Guide to further readingReferencesIndex
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"Sweeping in its historical overview and authoritative in its scholarship, O'Kane's latest book is an excellent introduction to the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is terrorism. Written in an engaging and student-friendly style, ... this will be a core text book for students in the areas of terrorism studies and conflict ... this book is a concise, authoritative and invaluable introduction and guide." - Dr John Barry, Queens University Belfast.
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An approachable guide, supported by documentary source material, to terrorism across the world how it differs in various contexts, and what characteristics distinguish all its manifestations from other forms of warfare and violence.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781408282571
Publisert
2012-05-10
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
363 gr
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200

Biographical note

Rosemary O'Kane is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Political Theory in the School of Politics, International Relations and Theory at Keele University. She has written many book on revolutions, military regimes, terror states and democratization.