The history of terrorism : from antiquity to ISIS / edited by Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chaliand, Gérard, 1934- editor.

Blin, Arnaud, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--History.

Terrorism.

History.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 499 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016].

Summary:

This Authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, threats, and reprisals. Some of the best international specialists on the subject examine terrorism's complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, contributors go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, "resistance" terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. This updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing the rise of ISIS and key events such as the 2015 Paris attacks. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface to the 2016 edition

Preface to the 2007 edition

1. Introduction / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin

2. Terrorism as a strategy of insurgency / Ariel Merari

Part I. The prehistory of terrorism. 3. Zealots and assassins / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin ; 4. Manifestations of terror through the ages / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin

Part II. Terrorism from 1789 to 1968. 5. The invention of modern terror / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin ; 6. Anarchist terrorists of the Nineteenth Century / Olivier Hubac-Occhipinto ; 7. Russian terrorism, 1878-1908 / Yves Ternon ; 8. The "Golden Age" of terrorism / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin ; 9. Lenin, Stalin, and State terrorism / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin ; 10. Terrorism in time of war: from World War II to the wars of national liberation / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin

Part III. Terrorism since 1968. 11. From 1968 to radical Islam / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin ; 12. The roots of Islamic radicalism / Philippe Migaux ; 13. Al Qaeda / Philippe Migaux ; 14. The future of the Islamist movement / Philippe Migaux ; 15. Suicide operations: between war and terrorism François Géré ; 16. The United States confronting terrorism / Arnaud Blin ; 17. Terrorism in Southeast Asia

threat and response / Rohan Gunaratna ; 18. Jihadism in the age of ISIS / Gérard Chaliand.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520292502

9780520292505

OCLC:

948339283