Middle Eastern terrorism : from Black September to September 11 / Mark Ensalaco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ensalaco, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Middle East--History.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Middle East.

Terrorism--United States--History.

Terrorism--United States.

Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.

Middle East.

United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleSince the first airplane hijacking by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in September 1970, Middle Eastern terrorists have sacrificed innocent human lives in the name of ideology. From Black September to the Munich Olympics, to the embassy bombing in Beirut, to the devastating attacks of September 11 and beyond, terrorism has emerged as the most important security concern of our time."Where did this come from?" Inspired by a student's question on the morning of September 11, 2001, Mark Ensalaco has written a thoroughly researched narrative account of the origins of Middle Eastern terrorism, addressing when and why terrorists started targeting Americans and American interests and what led to the September 11 attacks.Ensalaco reveals the changing of motivations from secular Palestinian nationalism to militant Islam and demonstrates how competition among terrorists for resources and notoriety has driven them to increasingly extreme tactics. As he argues, terrorist attacks grew from spectacle to atrocity. Drawing on popular works and scholarly sources, Middle Eastern Terrorism tells this story in rich detail and with great clarity and insight.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. No One Heard Our Screams or Our Suffering

Chapter 2. Revolutionary Violence Is a Political Act, Terrorism Is Not

Chapter 3. Much Blood Will Flow, Not All of It Ours

Chapter 4. Peace Would Be the End of All Our Hopes

Chapter 5. We Accept to Live with You in Permanent Peace

Chapter 6. We Will Get Slaughtered Down There

Chapter 7. America Will Never Make Concessions to Terrorists

Chapter 8. The Real Enemy Is America

Chapter 9. Kill Them on the Land, the Sea, and in the Air

Chapter 10. Today, Our Nation Saw Evil

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-305) and index.

ISBN:

9781283890724

1283890720

9780812201871

0812201876

OCLC:

802059456