World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era

by James Ciment

Overview

First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political change through fear, in which the victims of the violence. The encyclopedia is divided into six parts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317451518
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/10/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1050
File size:	82 MB
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About the Author

James Ciment

Table of Contents

VOLUME 1: Definitions, Types, and Categories Introduction; Problems of Defining Terrorism; Domestic vs. International Terrorism; Ethnonationalist Terrorism; Islamist Fundamentalist Terrorism; Left-Wing and Revolutionary Terrorism; Religious (Non-Islamist) Terrorism; Right-Wing and Reactionary Terrorism; State vs. Nonstate Terrorism; Urban vs. Rural Terrorism; Historical Roots—Terrorism Through World War II, Modern Terrorism—The Post–World War II Era. VOLUME 2: September 11, 2001—Attacks and Response; VOLUME 3: Tactics, Methods, and Aims of Modern Terrorism; Appendices