Terrorism

by Silke, Andrew

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Title Statements

Full title :Terrorism / Andrew Silke.

Summary

Terrorism is surrounded by myths. One of the most enduring of these myths and half-truths is that terrorism never works. In the end, the state will prevail and the terrorists will either be dead or imprisoned or otherwise forced to end their campaign of violence. It is true that most terrorist groups are beaten. Within twelve months of their first attack most terrorist groups have been crushed. Within ten years half of the rest have been beaten. However, a small proportion - roughly one group in twenty - endures and incredibly goes on to win the conflict and beat the governments opposing them. This book is about these triumphs of terror, how and why they happen and what the beaten governments could and should have done differently. It is a book about blunders and miscalculations, of the danger of underestimating a weak enemy and the hubris of empire.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.
Edition:[Enhanced Credo edition]

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Hodder Education
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (14 entries)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781785390258, 1785390252
oclc:ocn904237750
LC Classification:HV6431
Dewey Decimal:363.325

What is terrorism? -- A brief history of terrorism -- Terrorist strategy and tactics -- What causes terrorism? -- Inside the terrorist mind -- Suicide terrorism -- Super terrorism -- Countering terrorism -- The future -- 100 ideas -- Select bibliography.