Understanding terrorism in America : from the Klan to al Qaeda / Christopher Hewitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hewitt, Christopher (Christopher J.)

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States.

Terrorism.

Radicalism.

United States.

Terrorists--United States.

Terrorists.

Radicalism--United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Since 1950 there have been around three thousand terrorist attacks, ranging from the Ku Klux Klan's campaign of terror against the civil rights movement, through the waves of attacks by the neo-nazi Aryan resistance, to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network. This comprehensive and accessible work surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. It also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed, and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists, and é migré groups. "Understanding Terrorism in American" provides a highly readable account for interested readers wishing to know more about a topic which has recently become tragically relevant in world affairs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [138]-147) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0415277655

0415277663

OCLC:

49805489