Terrorism

This book examines the history of "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland in the 1970s-1990s and compares it with the situation in the Gaza Strip. The book takes as its cue the tragic events in Gaza in July 2014, when Israel launched Operation Protective...

The West's Road to 9/11 offers a detailed explanation of the handling of the challenge of terrorism by the USA, the UK and the West over the last thirty years. David Carlton contends that anti-terrorist rhetoric by the Governments of the West frequently...

Since the attacks of September 11th 2001 and up to and beyond Osama bin Ladin's death, al-Qaeda has come to embody the new enigmatic face of terrorism, dominating discussions of national and international security. Yet in spite of the attention it...

The West's Road to 9/11 offers a detailed explanation of the handling of the challenge of terrorism by the USA, the UK and the West over the last thirty years. David Carlton contends that anti-terrorist rhetoric by the Governments of the West frequently...

This in-depth, historical analysis of terrorism investigates the major funding streams of terrorists, insurgents, guerrillas, warlords, militias, and criminal organizations throughout the world as well as the efforts of the international community to...

Treating Weapons Proliferation is a chilling exploration of the dynamics of weapons proliferation and nonproliferation. In an analogy with the disease of cancer, the book walks the reader through the history of the phenomenon with its growing...

This book presents original research on gender and the power dynamics of diverse forms of violent extremism, and efforts to counter them. Based on focus group and interview research with some 250 participants in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599429380Author Michael BlainFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Universal PublishersPublisher Universal PublishersWeight(grams) 295g

Terrorism has become an everyday reality in most contemporary societies. In a context of heightened fear can juries be trusted to remain impartial when confronted by defendants charged with terrorism? Do they scrutinize prosecution cases carefully, or...

The first comprehensive discussion of all the main philosophical issues raised by terrorism against the background of its past and recent developments. Prominent philosophers discuss definitions of terrorism, various approaches to its moral evaluation,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949173130Author Edward MickolusFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint Wandering Woods PublishersPublisher Wandering Woods PublishersWeight(grams) 712g

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...

Dabashi's newest book is a meditation on suicidal violence in the immediate context of its most recent political surge and a critical examination of the radical transformation of the human body, supported by close readings of cinematic and artistic...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783944214313Author Kabir MohabbatFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint First Draft Publishing GmbhPublisher First Draft Publishing GmbhWeight(grams) 120g

Interprets the Ecuadorian transition to civilian rule following a prolonged period of military dictatorship (1972-79), and assesses the difficulties posed by efforts to consolidate democracy during the decade that followed. It focuses on civilian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780391458Author James F. KirkhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Books Express PublishingPublisher Books Express PublishingWeight(grams) 841g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783836656856Author Ozgur GocerFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint BodPublisher BodWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783836416429Author Eniko GalFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789781299995Author Thomas A. ImobigheFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria)Publisher Heinemann Educational Books...

The book critically examines the effects of the War on Terror on the relationships between civil society, security and aid. It argues that the War on Terror regime has greatly reshaped the field of development and it highlights the longer-lasting impacts...

Since 9/11, the United States and its allies have been waging an endless War on Terror to counter violent extremism by “winning hearts and minds,” particularly in Afghanistan. However, violent extremism remains on the rise worldwide.The effort and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386338150Author Swati SenguptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Speaking Tiger BooksPublisher Speaking Tiger BooksWeight(grams) 327g

Substate terrorism now represents one of the gravest threats to human civilizations. As the frequency of interstate wars has declined since the end of the Second World War, terrible violence against innocent civilians is increasingly perpetrated by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781466920545Author Litofe Sloj Silika PhdFormat PaperbackImprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782315010790Author Jacques BaudFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Max Milo EditionsPublisher Max Milo EditionsWeight(grams) 549g

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...

While, not discounting the potency of the radical Islamic religious discourse in fuelling the contemporary wave of terrorism, this book makes an attempt to explain terrorism in China as an ethno-nationalist conflict rooted in issues involving minority...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783836414234Author Vera HanusFormat PaperbackImprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410212771Author Federal Research DivisionFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608880126Author States Senate United States SenateFormat PaperbackImprint Nimble BooksPublisher Nimble BooksWeight(grams) 104g

In a post-9/11 world, the term terrorism is used to describe everything from guerilla-style warfare against U.S. Troops to mass murder of civilians in the name of ideological and political agendas. Case Studies in Domestic and International Terrorist...

This ethnographic study focuses on post-conflict rehabilitation in Pakistan's Swat valley, addressing deradicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration in the context of militancy and counter-militancy. It provides a theoretical framework for...

This timely 2 volume edited collection looks at the extent and nature of global jihad, focusing on the often-exoticised hinterlands of jihad beyond the traditionally viewed Middle Eastern 'centre'. As ISIS loses its footing in Syria and Iraq and al-Qaeda...

This important reference work is essential reading for students attempting to understand the horrific events of September 11, 2001, and the impact the devastating terrorist attack had on the United States. The World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of...

This book develops a detailed, disaggregated theoretical and empirical framework that explains variations in mass killing by authoritarian regimes globally, with a specific focus on Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Using a combination of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410217332Author Dr Jeffrey RecordFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

This unique, historical study explores how states have articulated statements about terrorism since the 1930s and what effect these discourses have had on global politics. Ditrych's analysis challenges established understandings of terrorism, providing a...

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 addresses provides a series of in-depth portraits of men and women who have been labelled 'terrorists', from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.Bridging historical methodologies and theoretical approaches to terrorism studies, it seeks to...