Bernhard Blumenau

The United Nations and Terrorism

Germany, Multilateralism, and Antiterrorism Efforts in the 1970s

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a study that examines United Nations' efforts against terrorism in the 1970s and how West Germany came to influence and lead them. It is also an account of several hostage and hijacking crises as well as a look at German domestic terrorism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-39196-4
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 303
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 146mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9781137391964
• ISBN-10: 1137391960
• Artikelnr.: 41376851

Autorenporträt

Bernhard Blumenau is a Research Fellow in International History at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. His fields of interest include German history and foreign policy, terrorism, and international organisations. He is co-editor of An International History of Terrorism: Western and Non-western Experiences (London, New York, 2013).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Domestic Terrorism in Germany in the 1970s 2. Case Studies in International Terrorism: Hostage Crises and Hijackings 3. The Ad Hoc Committee on International Terrorism, the Diplomats Convention, and Other Early UN Efforts against Terrorism 4. The UN Hostages Convention: Drafting and Launch 5.The UN Hostages Convention: Negotiations and Adoption Conclusion: Germany and UN Antiterrorism Efforts in the 1970s and Beyond