Terrorists and terrorism in the contemporary world / David J. Whittaker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whittaker, David J., 1925-2017.

Series:

Making of the contemporary world.

The making of the contemporary world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Terrorists.

Physical Description:

viii, 172 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject, this is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists, and their psychology, in an historical context. Focusing on a variety of prominent terrorist groups together with a number of less notorious ones, the book encourages readers to think about the mindset, motivation and tactics of terrorists. David J. Whittaker analyzes examples of terrorists working as individuals, such as Timothy McVeigh, and those working in groups, such as Al-Qaida, over the last two or three decades. He goes on to discuss the problems of countering these terrorists and the possible forms terrorism could take in the future. Fascinating reading, this book will prove extremely informative to any student or researcher of this complex modern-day issue.

Contents:

Problems in definition

Terrorism today and yesterday

Terrorists in groups

Terrorists and their motivation

Three terrorist profiles

Tactics and methods

Terrorists and the media

Ethical and moral issues

Future forms of terrorism

Countering terrorists

Resume and further enquiry.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-157) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-36004-5

0-415-32085-2

1-280-03636-2

1-134-36005-3

0-203-00382-9

9780203003824

OCLC:

62863298