Terrorism : a very short introduction / Charles Townshend.

By:

Townshend, Charles [author.]

Material type:

TextSeries: Publication details: UK : Oxford University Press, 2018.Edition: Third edition; [Fully updated new edition]Description: 165 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:

9780198809098

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DDC classification:

363.325 23

LOC classification:

HV6431 .T737 2018

Contents:

The trouble with terrorism -- Crusaders and conspirators -- The reign of terror -- Revolutionary terrorism -- Nationalism and terror -- Religious terror -- Countering terrorism.

Summary: "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 (ts 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Rabdan Academy General Stacks	General Collection	HV6431 .T737 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	20704

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"First edition published 2002, Second edition published 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-155) and index.

The trouble with terrorism -- Crusaders and conspirators -- The reign of terror -- Revolutionary terrorism -- Nationalism and terror -- Religious terror -- Countering terrorism.

"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 (ts 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.

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