Terrorists and Terrorism - In the Contemporary World

Informationen zum Autor David J. Whittaker was Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Teesside and is now retired. Klappentext A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject. This is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists themselves, and on their psychology, in an historical context. Zusammenfassung A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject. This is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists themselves, and on their psychology, in an historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Problems in definition 2 Terrorism today and yesterday 3 Terrorists in groups 4 Terrorists and their motivation 5 Three terrorist profiles 6 Tactics and methods 7 Terrorists and the media 8 Ethical and moral issues 9 Future forms of terrorism 10 Countering terrorists 11 Résumé and further enquiry

Product details

• Authors: David J. Whittaker, David J. (Formerly At the University of Whittaker, Whittaker David J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2004
• EAN: 9780415320856
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32085-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: The Making of the Contemporary World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, General & world history, General and world history, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General