Defending the homeland : historical perspectives on radicalism, terrorism, and state responses / edited by Melinda M. Hicks and C. Belmont Keeney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hicks, Melinda M.

Keeney, Charles Belmont.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Political aspects.

Terrorism.

Terrorists.

Radicalism.

National security.

Physical Description:

xvi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2007.

Contents:

Part I The U.S. and National Security

National Security: A Pretext for Repression? / Ellen Schrecker 3

Rank-and-File Rednecks: Radicalism and Union Leadership in the West Virginia Mine Wars / C. Belmont Keeney 20

The Overlooked Success: A Reconsideration of the U.S. Military Interventions in Mexico during the Wilson Presidency / Mark Mukahey 43

No More Cubas! The Lessons of Counterinsurgency / David Lauderback 74

The Rhetoric of National Security: The George H. W. Bush Administration and the New World Order / James DePalma 107

Part II International Terrorism

Beyond Victims and Perpetrators: Women Terrorists Tell Their Own Stories / Jamie H. Trnka 133

When Do Women Kill? Life and Death in Tsarist Russia / Jean K. Berger 155

A Troubled Past, an Uncertain Future: Radical Islamism and the Prospects for Nigeria's Stability / Josh Arinze 179

Is Terrorism Unique? A Tactical and Ideological Appraisal / Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1933202165

9781933202167

OCLC:

145554762