Terrorism

A refreshingly accessible, innovative and student-focused guide to understanding terrorism as part of political conflict, drawing on a wealth of theories and case studies, this book offers a way out of the cycle of terrorist and counterterrorist violence...

A refreshingly accessible, innovative and student-focused guide to understanding terrorism as part of political conflict, drawing on a wealth of theories and case studies, this book offers a way out of the cycle of terrorist and counterterrorist violence...

In an era where active shooter incidents and complex coordinated terror attacks continue to challenge our communities, Active Shooter and Hostile Event Response (ASHER) offers a definitive framework for a unified response.

How did the War on Terror impact Al-Qaida in the decade after 9/11? This is the first book to analyse the inner workings of the group through the eyes of its mid-level leaders in Pakistan, who were, in practice, running al-Qaida's affairs when...

This book contributes to the study of collective memory and the sociology of terrorism by analysing the role of memorialization in relation to terrorism, its victims, and the broader society. While various social scientists have extensively theorized and...

Provides practical, globally informed solutions for a stronger U.S. homeland security framework Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons, Third Edition, offers critical insights into how democratic nations around the world approach homeland security...

This volume examines the environments that enable radicalization and extremism today, drawing from extensive European research, based on the Horizon 2020 project PARTICIPATION. Examining theoretical and practical studies, the book analyzes how the...

The world today is becoming more interconnected than ever before. Because of this, the spread of Misinformation and Disinformation is literally like wildfire, especially with the use of the social media platforms. In this book, we cover this topic in...

U.S. Domestic and Transnational Terrorism is an easy-to-read and comprehensive primer detailing the essential information necessary to understand the current terrorist landscape and threats.The book defines terrorism and outlines the distinctions between...

This rare work is an unorthodox but informed approach to understanding and countering terrorism and insurgency narratives.The author's candid ethnography of communication and organizational communication in progressive Islamic boarding schools in...

This book provides a comprehensive and insightful look into the evolution of U.S. Homeland Security, from its early roots to the post-9/11 era. Drawing on their extensive experience as law enforcement professionals, the authors offer a unique perspective...

Re-Defining Terrorism examines the emergence of the counter-radicalisation agenda in the UK and internationally. Offering original insights into counter-radicalisation's extensive effects, Itoiz Rodrigo Jusue offers a complete and innovative examination...

This book offers a multifaced understanding of how the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror affected the Caribbean.The volume dives deeper into how the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror impacted the region's tourism industry,...

Three Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event. The first of its kind, Three Weeks in July provides the definitive narrative on the...

Critics of terrorism news coverage often describe it as a sensationalized and intimidating area of reporting. However, this characterization offers a misleading guide to the coverage of terrorist threats and attacks, counterterrorism, and community...

In March 1978, the Red Brigades kidnapped former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro, murdering his bodyguards. For nearly two months, they held him hostage while a shocked world looked on, before eventually killing him and dumping his body in the middle of...

Critics of terrorism news coverage often describe it as a sensationalized and intimidating area of reporting. However, this characterization offers a misleading guide to the coverage of terrorist threats and attacks, counterterrorism, and community...

This topical book investigates the breadth of visual broadcasts and performances of the Islamic State (IS). Moign Khawaja and Christian Kaunert present a rigorous examination of how and why IS visually projected its abilities and strength as a modern...

This book analyzes the factors that drive Boko Haram's violence, arguing that the movement is rooted in the historical and religious context of west Africa.The data presented is based on extensive research, including fieldwork in Nigeria, primary source...

This book focuses on transnationalism as a key concept to evaluate how Europe experiences, perceives and responds to current cross-border security challenges from a legal and political perspective.The chapters in this volume specifically provide...

This book examines the ways in which the views of the public inhabit the counter-terrorism policy space, with a focus on the UK case. Drawing insights from Critical Terrorism Studies, Critical Security Studies and studies of public opinion, the book...

This book discusses terrorism and the rise of Hindu nationalism in contemporary India and examines how this movement has become a threat to democracy in the country. The work analyses the rise of Hindu nationalism, culminating in the success of Narendra...

This book brings together a variety of innovative perspectives on the inclusion of gender in the governance of (counter-)terrorism and violent extremism.Several global governance initiatives launched in recent years have explicitly sought to integrate...

Bringing together established and emerging voices in Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS), this book offers fresh and dynamic reflections on CTS and envisages possible lines of future research and ways forward. The volume is structured in three sections. The...

This volume helps us understand the transformations of terrorist organisations, and the conflicts they are involved in, by broadening the perspective on what is considered terrorist learning.Using a variety of methodological approaches and empirical...

This collection aims to inaugurate a new direction in research on counterterrorism by exploring global connections - both in terms of practices and discourses, as well as shared ideas and epistemes - that animate counterterrorism practices. The chapters...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Maidan massacre in Ukraine. It uses a theoretical framework of rational choice, moral hazard, state-repression backfire, and Weberian ideas about rational action to explore the massacre. The book draws...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorAki J. Peritz is the coauthor of Find, Fix, Finish: Inside the Counterterrorism Campaigns that Killed Bin Laden and Devastated Al Qaeda. He is a frequent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593240229Author Richard BeckFormat HardbackPage Count 592Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

This book provides a detailed theoretical and practical analysis of a key concept in cooperation, namely mutual trust, in the EU and ASEAN regions. It particularly looks at the issue of counterterrorism. It analyses the differences in the legalistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632261496Author Yitzhak HerzogFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Easton Studio PressPublisher Easton Studio Press

The powerful story of how the War on Terror created the conditions for the emergence of a novel theory of jihad On March 7th, 2007, three Muslim university students left their small city on the Canadian Prairies, seemingly without a trace. In the...

The study of violent extremism has seen a great deal of academic and practitioner focus on the processes of radicalization, and strategies to counter and de-radicalize extremists. Comparatively, little has been written on the subject of Diversion –...

This open access book describes the world’s increasingly multicultural societies face the problem that more and more diverse lifestyles (LGBTQIA+ communities) are not universally accepted, and that today, in addition to xenophobia, racism and...

As security professionals, we tend to get seduced by the beauty of our technology. We go to trade exhibitions filled with the latest innovations and marvel at what we see without understanding how it fits in with what we do. It's both overwhelming and...

Terrorism will always be frontpage news - counterterrorism is often discussed as an afterthought, yet it is vitally important to understand what is done in the name of our safety. Since 9/11, there has been a huge ramping up of the state's special...

This book addresses critical questions in the field of terrorism studies that have long eluded consensus in the international community. It discusses why there is an abundance of definitions of terrorism and, on the other hand, the absence of a standard...

Counter Terrorism Issues: Case Studies in the Courtroom, Second Edition presents a panoramic view of the American judiciary's handling of domestic terrorism in the last 30 years. As has played out in recent history, the American legal profession and...