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Klappentext Debate is an important part of the classroom experience. However, most debate-style readers do a disservice to students by selecting readings from disparate sources that end up talking past one another. As a part of the Debating Politics series from CQ Press, this reader is different. Featuring paired pron pieces written specifically for this volume, Debating Terrorism encourages students to actively grapple with the central debates and questions surrounding the subject of terrorism and counterterrorism . With topics ranging from the root causes of terrorism, the role of religion in terrorism, whether suicide terrorism is ever justified, whether the spread of democracy can help defeat terrorism, and what trade-offs, if any, should exist between security and civil liberties, GottliebÆs outstanding cast of contributors returns in this edition, compelling students to wrestle with the conflicting perspectives that define the field. Gottlieb frames the complexity and sophistication of these issues with incisive chapter headnotes providing students with the requisite context and preparing them to read each argument critically, allowing them to understand the past, present, and future of terrorism and counterterrorism. Each of the selections has been thoroughly updated to account for recent world events, policy changes, and new scholarship. New to the reader, and by reviewer request, is a chapter, ôCan Global Institutions Make a Difference in Fighting Terrorism?ö Zusammenfassung Featuring paired pro/con pieces written specifically for this volume! this text encourages students to actively grapple with the central debates and questions surrounding the subject of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Ch. 1 - Alexander Spencer, Rohan Gunaratna Ch. 2 - James Piazza, Karin von Hippel Ch. 3 - Tamar Meisels, Ted Honderich Ch. 4 - Andrew McCarthy, Fawaz Gerges Ch. 5 - Gordon McCormick, Linday Fritz, Max Abrahms Ch. 6 - Matthew Bunn, Susan Martin Ch. 7 - Brigitte Nacos, Michael Rubin Ch. 8 - Greg Gause III, Jennifer Windsor Ch. 9 - Zachary Shirkey, Bruce Cronin Ch. 10 - Michael Posner, Alan Dershowitz Ch. 11 - John Yoo, David Cole Ch. 12 - John Mueller, Walter Laqueuer ...
