The United States and terrorism : an ironic perspective / Ron Hirschbein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirschbein, Ron, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Terrorism didn't always get bad press. In fact, terror bombing was indispensable to winning World War II, and during the Cold War the threat of nuclear annihilation became the strategy to deter war between the superpowers. In this work, Ron Hirschbein discusses the competing definitions of terrorism and shows how the notion of terrorism has evolved since World War II from being a tool to win the war to becoming the United States' nemesis.

Contents:

Introduction : The Quest for the Unholy Gral

Chapter 1 : World War I : Theory and Practice of Terrorism

Chapter 2 : Celebrating Nuclear Terror : The Irony of the Cold War

Chapter 3 : Goodwill Toward Men Without Peace on Earth

Chapter 4: The War on Terror

Chapter 5: Terrorism as Entertainment.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-3779-1