Title:
Terrorism and homeland security
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Edition:
7th ed.
Publication Information:
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2012
Physical Description:
xxvii, 655 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780495913368
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Summary
Summary
Written by acclaimed national terrorism expert Jonathan R. White, the market-leading TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, 7th Edition is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, balanced, and objective terrorism book on the market. White provides a theoretical and conceptual framework that enables readers to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. Packed with cutting-edge coverage, the book discusses the most sophisticated theories by the best terrorist analysts in the world, while still focusing on the domestic and international threat of terrorism and the basic security issues surrounding terrorism today.
Table of Contents
Part I A Basic Introduction to Terrorism |
1 Terrorism Defined |
2 Conceptualizing Terrorism: Criminological, Political, and Religious Underpinnings |
3 The Organization and Financing of Terrorism |
4 Terrorism and the Media |
5 Tactics and Force Multipliers |
Part II History and Development of Terrorism |
6 The Beginnings of Modern Terrorism |
7 The Irish Troubles |
8 Latin American Influences on Terrorism |
9 Background to the Middle East |
Part III Terrorism Today |
10 The Question of Israel and Palestine |
11 International Umbrella Groups and Terror Networks |
12 Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Rim |
13 Europe, Turkey, and Russia |
14 The Structure and Study of Domestic Terrorism |
Part IV Homeland Security |
15 An Introduction to Homeland Security and Terrorism Prevention |
16 Law Enforcement Bureaucracy and Homeland Security |
17 Homeland Security and Civil Liberties |