Terrorism

This book discusses the role of women in jihadi organizations. It explores the critical puzzle of why, despite the traditional restrictive views of Islamic jurisprudence on women's social activities, the level of women's incorporation into some jihadi...

This book explores the changing nature of secessionist attempts in connection with rapidly evolving geopolitical and technological landscapes. By presenting theoretical chapters as well as case studies on various secessionist movements around the globe,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783319844923Author Josepha LarocheFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 186g

What is being done to counter threats of maritime terrorism and how effective are the safeguards? The author presents evidence that Al-Qaeda aims to disrupt the seaborne trading system, the backbone of the modern global economy, and would use a crude...

This open access book presents an international comparison of religiously motivated extremism in the Arab world and around the globe. Based on data from the Arab Barometer and the World Values Survey, it applies advanced statistical techniques to analyze...

This book challenges the widely held assumption that a nuclear-armed Iran would provoke a proliferation cascade in the Middle East. Arguing that a domino effect is by no means inevitable, the authors set out a number of policy measures that could be...

Combining theoretical analyzes with case studies, this book increases understanding of the internationalization, diffusion and escalation of ethnic conflict. The essays stand at the nexus of comparative politics and international relations, examining the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780392837Author Perry D. JamiesonFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Books Express PublishingPublisher Books Express PublishingWeight(grams) 482g

This book examines the fascinating story of how the chief architects of realism (Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Waltz and John Mearsheimer) dealt with some of the most pressing political issues of our time through the lenses of fear. Pashakhanlou conducts the...

This book provides an overview of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) to assist readers in developing a more complete understanding of P/CVE and the issues of radicalisation, disengagement and rehabilitation. It shines a light on some key...

Terrorism is here to stay and it will probably beset the newly emerging democracies of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. However such political violence can be combatted and this is a study of terrorism and how it has been successfully contained in...

This book explores the changing nature of secessionist attempts in connection with rapidly evolving geopolitical and technological landscapes. By presenting theoretical chapters as well as case studies on various secessionist movements around the globe,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839313967Author Watson W MasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Military BookshopPublisher Military BookshopWeight(grams) 200g

The book provides a comprehensive sociological and cultural explanation of Israel's politics toward the Palestinians, covering the period of the Oslo Accords and the Second Intifada and focusing on the concept of a 'new war' that is an outgrowth of...

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the intricate security situation prevailing in Balochistan. It explores and establishes correlations between the internal structural vulnerabilities and fault lines of the Pakistani state with the external...

This open access book brings together a range of contributions that seek to explore the ethical issues arising from the overlap between counter-terrorism, ethics, and technologies. Terrorism and our responses pose some of the most significant ethical...

This book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view...

This book focuses on the current, chaotic world stage, which is characterized by new forms of global violence and new types of actors, such as terrorist networks. Based on interdisciplinary analysis combining political science and psychoanalysis, history...

This book examines radical Jihad terrorism in contemporary France and sheds light on the vicious circle of violence, based on reciprocity. Building upon the theoretical heritage of Pierre Bourdieu, the book develops a methodology and a concept of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781098349493Author Mitchell GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint BookBabyPublisher BookBabyWeight(grams) 349g

This book is based on a participatory action research project carried out with a group of former Zimbabwe People's revolutionary Army (ZPRA) which was the armed wing of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) which was led by the late Joshua Nkomo...

This book explores the potential for imagining a politics without violence and evidence that this need not be a utopian project. The book demonstrates that in theory and in practice, we now have the intellectual and scientific knowledge to make this...

Structured around key elements at the regional, political, institutional, and personal levels of analysis, this is a complete and forward-leaning view of Hamas that provides a deep and detailed examination of the history, ideology, political prospects,...

Counter-Terror by Proxy sheds lights on a fascinating and intriguing case of illiberal practices in a liberal regime where Spanish State agencies colluded with mercenaries and petty criminals in order to kill members of the Basque militant group ETA and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386288264Author Shashank RanjanFormat HardbackImprint K W Publishers Pvt LtdPublisher K W Publishers Pvt LtdWeight(grams) 599g

At the time of drafting the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention), the drafters were hopeful that the document will be the response needed to ensure that the world would never again witness such...

This book develops a conceptual approach to understanding the face of contemporary terrorism as manifested in the recent attacks in Mumbai and Paris. By analyzing the historical evolution of terrorism and by offering case studies on different forms of...

This book deals with the constantly evolving, vast, and diverse field of nontraditional security. Nontraditional security goes beyond military security and focuses primarily on socioeconomic security. Its major concern is human beings rather than border...

This book examines the theme of privatised violence in different political settings by focusing on the Indonesian case. It argues that the persistence of privatised violence is not solely related to the historical formation of the institutions of state...

This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781482870862Author Sawad HadiFormat HardbackPage Count 306Imprint Partridge IndiaPublisher Partridge IndiaWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990644467Author Phil GurskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Double Dagger BooksPublisher Double Dagger BooksWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Maritime piracy continues to persist as a significant phenomenon manifesting a range of social, historical, geo-political, security and economic issues. Today, the waters of Southeast Asia serve as the dominant region for the occurrence of piracy and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781482870855Author Sawad HadiFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Partridge IndiaPublisher Partridge IndiaWeight(grams) 449g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782664994Author Paul J TompkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Military BookshopPublisher Military BookshopWeight(grams) 381g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595942364Author Anthony M DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 221Imprint WingSpan PressPublisher WingSpan PressWeight(grams) 140g

How have the September 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent U.S. led war on terrorism impacted American foreign policy at home and abroad? The consistent theme throughout this collection of essays is that September 11th was a watershed event, which...

This book examines the practice of urban resilience past and present, drawing on deeper global historical sources and detailed case-studies of contemporary Britain. It argues that resilience is neither new nor necessarily about protecting ordinary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612863337Author Michael Alaggio PatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Avid Readers Publishing GroupPublisher Avid Readers Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662871436Author Najib AzadFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Liberty Hill PublishingPublisher Liberty Hill PublishingWeight(grams) 404g