Download or read book Terrorism The third or new left wave written by David C. Rapoport and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a chronological approach to provide a history of modern rebel or non-state terror. In addition to articles in academic journals the collection includes discussions, statements and government documents.
Download or read book Waves of Global Terrorism written by David C. Rapoport and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism is a persistent form of political violence, but it appears intermittently, afflicting certain places in certain eras while others remain unscathed. Since the late nineteenth century, it has risen and fallen in recurrent generation-long spasms in which hundreds of short-lived groups wreak havoc. Why have past outbreaks of terror tended to come in waves, and how does this pattern shed light on future threats? David C. Rapoport, a preeminent scholar of political violence, identifies and analyzes four distinct waves of global terrorism. He examines the dynamics of each wave, contrasting their tactics, targets, and goals and placing them in the context of the much longer history of terrorism. Global terror emerged in the 1880s after technological changes transformed communication and transportation and dynamite enabled individuals or small groups to carry out bombings. Emanating from Russia, a first wave of anarchists assassinated prominent figures in what they called “propaganda of the deed.” This was followed by a second wave of anticolonial terrorism that arose in the British Empire in the 1920s. Beginning in the 1960s, a third wave of New Left movements took hostages and hijacked airplanes. Most recently, religious movements—mostly but not entirely in the Islamic world—have constituted a fourth wave, pioneering self-martyrdom or suicide bombing. Rapoport also considers whether a fifth wave of anti-immigrant or white supremacist terror is emerging today. Recasting the complex history of modern political violence, Waves of Global Terrorism makes a major contribution to our understanding of the roots of contemporary terrorism.
Download or read book Terrorism written by David C. Rapoport and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Terrorism The fourth or religious wave written by David C. Rapoport and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a chronological approach to provide a history of modern rebel or non-state terror. In addition to articles in academic journals the collection includes discussions, statements and government documents.
Download or read book A New Wave of Terror written by Adelina Richards and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Professor David C. Rapoport, the modern world has seen four different waves of terrorism: anarchist, anti-colonial, new left, and religious. The most recent and deadly form of terrorism is occurring today, religious terrorism. However, it is imperative to look forward into the future to determine how terrorism will develop new threats. What will the fifth wave of terrorism be, how will it develop, and when will it occur? The research examines the past four waves, analyzes current trends in terrorist attacks, discovers and defines the next wave of terrorism, and provides a risk analysis to help combat against upcoming threats. The original hypothesis was that the next wave of terrorism will be cultural in nature, and will develop along the divides of "incompatible civilizations." However, the research shows the next form of terrorism will be anti-government in nature.
Download or read book Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups written by Mark S. Hamm and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.
Download or read book Terrorism Identity and Legitimacy written by Jean E. Rosenfeld and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that terrorism in the modern world has occurred in four "waves" of forty years each. It offers evidence-based explanations of terrorism, national identity, and political legitimacy by leading scholars from various disciplines with contrasting perspectives on political violence. Whether violence is local or global, it tends to be both patterned and innovative. It elicits chaos, but can be understood by the application of new models or theories, depending upon the methods and data experts employ. The contributors in this volume apply their experiences and studies of terrorists, mob violence, fashions in international and political violence, religion’s role in terrorism and violence, the relationship between technology and terror, a recurring paradigm of terrorist waves, nation-states struggling to establish democratic/elective governments, and factions competing for control within states - in order to make sense of both national and international acts of political violence and to ask and answer some of the most disturbing questions these phenomena present. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism, religion and violence, nationalism, sociology, war and conflict studies and IR in general.
Download or read book Revolutionary Violence and the New Left written by Alberto Martin Alvarez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading figures and rising stars in the field present the first contribution explaining the transnational nature of the revolutionary violence of the New Left. Focusing on the processes of dissemination of ideologies and mobilization of ideas and repertoires of action among the revolutionary organizations of the New Left in Latin America, Europe, and the United States, this book contributes to our understanding of the dynamics of the New Left wave and, at the same time, helps explain the "why" of the emergence of very similar armed leftist groups in vastly different geographical and political contexts.
Download or read book Terrorism written by Charles Townshend and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'war against terrorism'? In this fully updated edition, Charles Townshend unravels the questions at the heart of the problem of terrorism - its causes, methods, effects, and limitations - suggesting that it must be understood as a political strategy whose threat can be rationally grasped and answered"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book The Cambridge History of Terrorism written by Richard English and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, authoritative history of terrorism, offering systematic analyses of key themes, problems and case studies from terrorism's long past.
Download or read book Terrorism and Counterterrorism written by Brigitte Lebens Nacos and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface p. ix About the Author p. xiv Chapter 1 Introduction: The Terrorist Threat p. 1 Terrorism Trends Over the Last Three Decades p. 5 Part 1 Terrorism p. 15 Chapter 2 The Perennial Debate: What Is Terrorism? p. 17 The Meaning of Terrorism Over Time p. 19 The Definitional Potpourri p. 20 Obama Administration: Downplaying the ôTö Word p. 28 Is Terrorism Ever Justified? p. 28 State Terror(ism) and State-Sponsored Terrorism p. 30 State Sponsors of Terrorism p. 31 The Meaning of Terrorism in This Volume p. 32 Chapter 3 Terrorism in the Global Context p. 35 Different Types of Groups p. 36 The Roots of Modern Terrorism p. 37 The Post-World War II Wave p. 39 1968: The Advent of Modem-Day Terrorism p. 41 IRA and ETA: Groups That Transcend the Average Life Span of Terrorist Groups p. 42 The Decline of Left-Wing Terrorism p. 44 The Rise of Catastrophic Terrorism p. 45 Unrestrained Terrorism and Counterterrorism after the Cold War p. 46 The Old and New Terrorism in the Post-Cold War Era p. 47 Modernization, Globalization, and the Proliferation of Religious Violence p. 48 Technological Advances and Global Communication p. 52 Chapter 4 Terrorism in the American Context p. 55 Right-Wing Terrorism p. 55 The Ku Klux Klan p. 56 Christian Identity and Neo-Nazi Groups p. 59 The Patriot and Militia Movement p. 62 The Surge of the Black Supremacist Movement p. 65 Left-Wing Terrorism p. 65 The First Anarchists in the United States p. 65 The Weather Underground p. 67 The Black Panther Party p. 68 The Symbionese Liberation Army p. 69 Single-Issue Terrorism p. 70 Antiabortion Violence p. 70 The Animal and Earth Liberation Fronts p. 71 The Jewish Defense League p. 73 Puerto Rican Nationalist Groups p. 73 Ideological Waves p. 74 Chapter 5 Religious Terrorism: Political Violence in the Name of God p. 79 Defending the Faith in ôCosmic Warsö p. 83 The Proliferation of Religious Violence p. 85 Alienation, Humiliation, and Fear p. 86 The Jihadi Movement and Political Violence p. 88 Muslims p. 89 Islamists p. 89 Salafis and Wahhabis p. 90 Jihadis p. 90 Jihadi Ideology p. 92 Homegrown Jihadis in the West-Including the United States p. 95 Chapter 6 The Making of Terrorists: Causes, Conditions, Influences p. 102 Terrorism as a Result of Rational Choice p. 105 Terrorism as a Result of Personal Traits p. 107 Terrorism as a Result of Social Interaction p. 108 Gender and Terrorism p. 109 For the Sake of Love p. 111 Demonstration of Gender Equality p. 111 Can Real Women Become Terrorists? p. 113 Tactical Advantages of Female Terrorists p. 113 Children as Terrorists p. 115 The Lack of a Universal Terrorist Profile p. 116 The Stages Leading to Terrorism p. 116 The Roots of Terrorism: No Simple Answers p. 119 Chapter 7 From State Sponsors to Involuntary Hosts p. 123 Former and Current State Sponsors p. 128 Iraq p. 128 Libya p. 129 Sudan p. 129 Syria p. 130 The Case of Saudi Arabia p. 131 When Governments Reconsider Their Support for Terrorism p. 132 Failed and Failing States and ôBrown Areasö p. 133 Involuntary Host Countries p. 134 Chapter 8 Common Thread: Goals, Targets, Tactics p. 136 Do Terrorists Achieve Their Goals? p. 137 The Selection of Targets p. 138 Terrorist Methods: From Primitive Bombs to WMD p. 140 Most Common Methods of Terrorist Attacks p. 141 Most Likely CBRN Weapons in the Hands of Terrorists p. 154 Chapter 9 Organizational Structures and the Financing of Terror p. 160 When Terrorist Groups Decline or End p. 167 Financing Terrorism p. 168 Narco-Terrorism or Narco-Funded Terrorism? p. 170 Part 2 Counterterrorism p. 173 Chapter 10 Terrorism and America's Post-9/11 National Security Strategy p. 175 President Bush's National Security Strategy p. 179 I Making the World Safer and Better p. 180 II Preemption Before Threats Become Imminent p. 180 III Unilateral Use of Force p. 181 President Obama's National Security Strategy p. 182 Chapter 11 The Utility of Hard and Soft Power in Counterterrorism p. 188 Military Hard Power p. 191 Military Retaliation/Reprisal p. 191 Military Preemption p. 193 Commando Raids p. 195 Assassinations p. 196 Hostage Rescue Missions p. 197 Nonmilitary Hard Power: Economic Sanctions p. 199 Drying Up Financial Resources p. 200 Soft Power and Counterterrorism p. 200 Deterrence p. 200 Diplomacy p. 201 Talking to Terrorist Groups p. 203 Public Diplomacy p. 205 Conciliation and Peace p. 207 Chapter 12 Balancing Security, Liberty, and Human Rights p. 211 The Rights of ôEnemy Combatantsö p. 219 Torture: Leaders and Followers p. 222 Obama on Torture and Rendition p. 229 Torture: The Public Debate p. 230 Chapter 13 Homeland Security: Preparedness and Prevention p. 235 Post-9/11 Reorganization of Homeland Security p. 238 General and Specific Homeland Security Strategies p. 243 It's the Intelligence, Stupid p. 244 Reorganization of the Intelligence Community p. 248 International Cooperation p. 251 Congress Resists Change p. 253 Part 3 The News Media and the Internet p. 257 Chapter 14 Terrorist Propaganda and the Media p. 259 Publicity: The Universal Terrorist Goal p. 262 An Alternative View: Contemporary Terrorists Do Not Need Publicity p. 263 Terrorism and the Triangle of Communication p. 264 Media-Related Goals p. 265 The Attention-Getting Goal p. 265 The Recognition Goal p. 266 The Respectability/Legitimacy Goal p. 269 Bedfellows in a Marriage of Convenience p. 270 Media and Terrorist Contagion p. 271 Defending the Media p. 272 Treason or Public Service? p. 273 Chapter 15 Terror and Hate in Cyberspace p. 276 Terrorists and the Newest Communication Technologies p. 279 Propaganda and Hero Worship p. 281 The Internet as a Tool to Plan and Carry Out Terrorist Operations p. 286 The Web and the Retrieval of Valuable Information p. 289 Online Recruitment p. 289 Fund-Raising via the Net p. 290 Chapter 16 Anti- and Counterterrorism in the News p. 293 The Media and Military Responses to Terrorism p. 296 The Bombing of Libya (1986) p. 296 Bombing of Iraq's Intelligence Headquarters (1993) p. 297 Missile Strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan (1998) p. 297 The Post-9/11 War Against Terrorism p. 298 Military Action Against Al Qaeda and the Taliban (2001) p. 300 The Invasion of Iraq (2003) p. 301 The Iraq War: Different News Coverage Abroad p. 304 Chapter 17 Conclusion: Living with Terrorist Threats p. 307 Appendix: Major Terrorist Incidents Since the Early 1970s p. 313 Bibliography p. 323 Index p. 331.
Download or read book The History of Terrorism written by Gérard Chaliand and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in English in 2007 under title: The history of terrorism: from antiquity to al Qaeda.
Download or read book The Politics of Terrorism Third Edition written by Stohl and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1988-01-29 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Placing terrorists and terrorist activities within their sociopolitical settings, this volume contains essays by 16 experts on the major theories, typologies, concepts, strategies, tactics, ideologies, practices, implications of, and responses to contemporary political terrorism. New to this edition are essays on typologies and state terrorism in international affairs, and terrorism within Latin America, the Middle East, the United States, Western Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. The authors demystify the myths of contemporary political terrorism, and conclude with discussions of the interrelationship among political terrorism, the media and civil liberties; counterterrorism policies; the threat that terrorists will go nuclear; and the international terrorist network. ISBN 0-8247-7814-6: $45.00.
Download or read book Chronologies of Modern Terrorism written by Barry Rubin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise yet comprehensive, this one-volume reference examines the history of terrorism in the modern world, including its origins and development, and terrorist acts by groups and individuals from the French Revolution to today. Organized thematically and regionally, it outlines major developments in conflicts that involved terrorism, the history of terrorist groups, key aspects of counterterrorist policy, and specific terrorist incidents.Initial chapters explore terrorism as a social force, and analyze the use of terrorism as a political tool, both historically and in the contemporary world. Subsequent chapters focus on different parts of the world and consider terrorism as a part of larger disputes. Each chapter begins with a historical introduction and analysis of the topic or region, followed by one or more chronologies that trace events within political and social contexts. A glossary, selected bibliography, and detailed index are also included.
Download or read book Terrorism and Political Violence written by Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces you to the key issues in contemporary studies on Terrorism. Its interdisciplinary approach provides a unique intellectual rigour which introduces readers to cutting-edge research. Bringing together chapters contributed by members of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association network, it offers an insight into a variety of traditional and critical perspectives. It also equips Undergraduate and Postgraduate students with the study skills needed to succeed in coursework and assignments, especially dissertation work. Drawing on the expertise of TAPVA members, this book: Explores contemporary issues, such as drone warfare, state violence, children and political violence, cyber-terrorism and de-radicalisation. Features case studies drawn from a range of international examples, lists of further reading, key concepts and questions for use in seminars and private study. Provides you with study skills content designed to help you complete your dissertation. This is the perfect textbook to guide you through your studies in terrorism, political violence, international security and strategic studies.
Download or read book Understanding Terror Networks written by Marc Sageman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, a new type of terrorism has been quietly gathering ranks in the world. America's ability to remain oblivious to these new movements ended on September 11, 2001. The Islamist fanatics in the global Salafi jihad (the violent, revivalist social movement of which al Qaeda is a part) target the West, but their operations mercilessly slaughter thousands of people of all races and religions throughout the world. Marc Sageman challenges conventional wisdom about terrorism, observing that the key to mounting an effective defense against future attacks is a thorough understanding of the networks that allow these new terrorists to proliferate. Based on intensive study of biographical data on 172 participants in the jihad, Understanding Terror Networks gives us the first social explanation of the global wave of activity. Sageman traces its roots in Egypt, gestation in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan war, exile in the Sudan, and growth of branches worldwide, including detailed accounts of life within the Hamburg and Montreal cells that planned attacks on the United States. U.S. government strategies to combat the jihad are based on the traditional reasons an individual was thought to turn to terrorism: poverty, trauma, madness, and ignorance. Sageman refutes all these notions, showing that, for the vast majority of the mujahedin, social bonds predated ideological commitment, and it was these social networks that inspired alienated young Muslims to join the jihad. These men, isolated from the rest of society, were transformed into fanatics yearning for martyrdom and eager to kill. The tight bonds of family and friendship, paradoxically enhanced by the tenuous links between the cell groups (making it difficult for authorities to trace connections), contributed to the jihad movement's flexibility and longevity. And although Sageman's systematic analysis highlights the crucial role the networks played in the terrorists' success, he states unequivocally that the level of commitment and choice to embrace violence were entirely their own. Understanding Terror Networks combines Sageman's scrutiny of sources, personal acquaintance with Islamic fundamentalists, deep appreciation of history, and effective application of network theory, modeling, and forensic psychology. Sageman's unique research allows him to go beyond available academic studies, which are light on facts, and journalistic narratives, which are devoid of theory. The result is a profound contribution to our understanding of the perpetrators of 9/11 that has practical implications for the war on terror.
Download or read book Women Gender and Terrorism written by Laura Sjoberg and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last decade the world has witnessed a rise in women's participation in terrorism. Women, Gender, and Terrorism explores women's relationship with terrorism, with a keen eye on the political, gender, racial, and cultural dynamics of the contemporary world. Throughout most of the twentieth century, it was rare to hear about women terrorists. In the new millennium, however, women have increasingly taken active roles in carrying out suicide bombings, hijacking airplanes, and taking hostages in such places as Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and Chechnya. These women terrorists have been the subject of a substantial amount of media and scholarly attention, but the analysis of women, gender, and terrorism has been sparse and riddled with stereotypical thinking about women's capabilities and motivations. In the first section of this volume, contributors offer an overview of women's participation in and relationships with contemporary terrorism, and a historical chapter traces their involvement in the politics and conflicts of Islamic societies. The next section includes empirical and theoretical analysis of terrorist movements in Chechnya, Kashmir, Palestine, and Sri Lanka. The third section turns to women's involvement in al Qaeda and includes critical interrogations of the gendered media and the scholarly presentations of those women. The conclusion offers ways to further explore the subject of gender and terrorism based on the contributions made to the volume. Contributors to Women, Gender, and Terrorism expand our understanding of terrorism, one of the most troubling and complicated facets of the modern world.
