Inside terrorism:
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Main Author: Hoffman, Bruce (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press c2006
Edition:Rev. and expanded ed
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-413) and index
Preface to the revised and expanded edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Chapter 1. Defining terrorism -- Chapter 2. The end of empire and the origins of contemporary terrorism -- Chapter 3. The internationalization of terrorism -- Chapter 4. Religion and terrorism -- Chapter 5. Suicide terrorism -- Chapter 6. The old media, terrorism, and public opinion -- Chapter 7. The new media, terrorism, and the shaping of global opinion -- Chapter 8. The modern terrorist mind-set : tactics, targets, tradecraft, and technologies -- Chapter 9. Terrorism today and tomorrow -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
In this revised edition, the author analyzes the new adversaries, motivations, and tactics of global terrorism that have emerged in recent years, focusing specifically on how Al Qaeda has changed since 9/11; the reasons behind its resiliency, resonance, and longevity; and its successful use of the Internet and videotapes to build public support and gain new recruits. He broadens the discussion by evaluating the potential repercussions of the Iraqi insurgency, the use of suicide bombers, terrorist exploitation of new communications media, and the likelihood of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear terrorist strike. Looking at the U.S., he reconsiders the Timothy McVeigh case and the threats posed by American Christian white supremacists and abortion opponents as well as those posed by militant environmentalists and animal rights activists. He argues that the attacks on the World Trade Center fundamentally transformed the West's view of the terrorist threat
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 432 p., [20] p. of plates)
ISBN:0231510462
9780231510462

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