Terrorism: origins and evolution
Terrorism is not a new phenomenon but has been present for over two thousand years. It has been used to advance ethnic, religious, and ideological goals; it has been used by dissidents and states to maintain control; it has been used at times as a means for attaining or maintaining power for its own sake. This book places terrorism in a historical and analytical context, comparing terrorist groups over time and contributing to discussions of terrorism's underlying causes. This framing of recent…
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- Full title :Terrorism : origins and evolution / James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz.
Summary
Terrorism is not a new phenomenon but has been present for over two thousand years. It has been used to advance ethnic, religious, and ideological goals; it has been used by dissidents and states to maintain control; it has been used at times as a means for attaining or maintaining power for its own sake. This book places terrorism in a historical and analytical context, comparing terrorist groups over time and contributing to discussions of terrorism's underlying causes. This framing of recent terrorist events shows readers what history has to offer for dealing with this type of political violence.
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- Publication Date:2005.
- Edition:1 ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (ix, 223 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781403978585, 1403978581, 1281364029, 9781281364029
- DOI:10.1057/9781403978585
- oclc:ocn123537654
- LC Classification:HV6431
- Dewey Decimal:303.6/25
Table of Contents
Terrorism Today and Yesterday -- Definitions, Classifications, and Causes -- Terrorism in the Ancient World -- The Middle Ages to the Renaissance -- Terrorism in the Age of Revolutions -- The End of the Napoleonic Wars to World War I -- Terrorist Groups between the Wars -- The End of Empires and Terrorism -- The Rise of the New Left and the Failure of Communism: Increasing Terrorism on a Global Scale -- From Marxism Back to Communism -- Conclusions.
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