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Terrorism and counterterrorism / Brigitte L. Nacos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Pearson Longman, [2012]Edition: 4th editionDescription: xiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780205005802
  • 0205005802
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.325 22 N.B.T
LOC classification:
  • HV6431 .N34 2012
Contents:
Introduction: the terrorist threat -- The perennial debate: what is terrorism? -- Terrorism in the global context -- Terrorism in the American context -- Religious terrorism: political violence in the name of God -- The making of terrorists : causes, conditions, influences -- From state sponsors to involuntary hosts -- Common thread : goals, targets, tactics -- Organizational structures and the financing of terror -- Terrorism and America's post-9/11 national security strategy -- The utility of hard and soft power in counterterrorism -- Balancing security, liberty, and human rights -- Homeland security : preparedness and prevention -- Terrorist propaganda and the media -- Terror and hate in cyberspace -- Anti- and counterterrorism in the news -- Conclusion: living with terrorist threats.
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Books Books Main library A6 Faculty of Economics & Political (Political) 363.325 N.B.T (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00010435

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index.

Introduction: the terrorist threat -- The perennial debate: what is terrorism? -- Terrorism in the global context -- Terrorism in the American context -- Religious terrorism: political violence in the name of God -- The making of terrorists : causes, conditions, influences -- From state sponsors to involuntary hosts -- Common thread : goals, targets, tactics -- Organizational structures and the financing of terror -- Terrorism and America's post-9/11 national security strategy -- The utility of hard and soft power in counterterrorism -- Balancing security, liberty, and human rights -- Homeland security : preparedness and prevention -- Terrorist propaganda and the media -- Terror and hate in cyberspace -- Anti- and counterterrorism in the news -- Conclusion: living with terrorist threats.

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