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Klappentext Global Terrorism brings together the very best research on terrorism as viewed from a global and comparative perspective. Many of the papers included are from the post 9/11 period, which has seen a significant increase in the volume of research on terrorism whose focus goes beyond individual groups or countries. There are also a number of extremely important contributions that trace the development of this strand of terrorism research in the second half of the twentieth century, in particular the 1980s and 1990s. The collection covers a comprehensive range of topics including: - Causes of Terrorism - Tactics and Targets - Religious Terrorism - Ethnic/Nationalist Terrorism - Ideological Terrorism - Terrorist Groups and Criminal Organizations - State Involvement in Terrorism - Countermeasures - The Global 'War on Terrorism' The editors' introductory essay contextualises the selection, sets out a basic framework on terrorism and terrorists, and discusses some of the groups and countries that are especially relevant to the analysis of global terrorism. With a comprehensive international focus and key contributors from the discipline, this four volume set will be an essential resource for academics and students to develop their research and study in the field. Please note that contents are subject to change. Zusammenfassung Includes contributions that trace the development of global terrorism research in the second half of the twentieth century! in particular the 1980s and 1990s. This four volume set sets out a basic framework on terrorism and terrorists! and discusses some of the groups and countries that are especially relevant to the analysis of global terrorism. Inhaltsverzeichnis VOLUME 1 PART ONE: DEFINITIONS AND CAUSES The Response Problem as a Definition Problem - A P Schmid Terrorism-at-a-Distance - B Grosscup The Imagery that Serves US Power The Causes of Terrorism - M Crenshaw Terror, Terrorism, Terrorists - C Tilly Behind the Curve - A Kurth Cronin Globalization and International Terrorism Market Civilization and Its Clash with Terror - M Mousseau Failed States after 9/11 - R H Dorff What Did We Know and What Have We Learned? The Evolving Dynamic of Terrorism in the 1990s - P Chalk Strategic Terrorism - P R Neumann & M L R Smith The Framework and its Fallacies PART TWO: TACTICS AND TARGETS Terror as a Weapon of Political Agitation - T P Thorton The Terrorist Calculus behind 9/11 - B L Nacos A Model for Future Terrorism A Historical Analysis of Mass Casualty Bombers - C Quillen Is Transnational Terrorism Becoming More Threatening - W E & T Sandler Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction - A O¿Neill How Serious is the Threat? Lessons from the Case Studies - J B Tucker Does Democracy Promote or Reduce Transnational Terrorist Incidents - Q Li Terrorism and Democracy - L Weinberg & W Eubank What Recent Events Disclose The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism - R A Pape VOLUME 2 PART THREE: RELIGIOUS TERRORISM Fear and Trembling - D C Rapoport Terrorism in Three Religious Traditions The Worldwide Rise of Religious Nationalism - M Juergensmeyer Socio-Political Context of Sikh Militancy in India - P K Nandi Europe¿s Angry Muslims - R S Leiken Tentacles of Terror - Z Abuza Al Qaedäs Southeast Asian Network Multi-Track Microproliferation - G Cameron Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo and Al Qaeda Religion and Violence in Japan Today - M Watanabe A Chronological and Doctrinal Analysis of Aum Shinrikyo The Strategic Use of Fear by the Lord¿s Resistance Army - A Vinci PART FOUR: ETHNIC/NATIONALIST TERRORISM The Logic of Ethnic Terrorism - D Byman Symbolism and Sacrifice in Terrorism - J Dingley & M Kirk-Smith
