An International History of Terrorism (eBook, ePUB)

Western and Non-Western Experiences
Redaktion: Hanhimäki, Jussi M.; Blumenau, Bernhard

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The aim of this book is to provide readers with the tools to understand the historical evolution of terrorism and counterterrorism over the past 150 years.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136202797
• Artikelnr.: 47894054

Autorenporträt

Jussi Hanhimäki is Professor of International History at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, and author of several books. Bernhard Blumenau is a Researcher at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction, Jussi Hanhimäki and Bernhard Blumenau Part I:
Terrorism Prior to the Cold War 1. The First Global Wave of Terrorism and
International Counter-Terrorism, 1905-1914, Richard Bach Jensen 2. 'Methods
which all civilized opinion must condemn'. The League of Nations and
international action against terrorism, Charles Townshend 3. A blueprint
for successfully fighting anarchist terror? Counter-terrorist communities
of violence in Barcelona during the pistolerismo, Florian Grafl Part II:
Western Experiences with Terrorism 4. The United Nations and West Germany's
efforts against international terrorism in the 1970s, Bernhard Blumenau
5.The absent terrorism. Leftist political violence and the French state,
1968-1974, Markus Lammert 6. The Success of Italian Anti-Terrorism Policy,
Tobias Hof 7.Quid pro quo: State sponsorship of terrorism in the Cold War,
Thomas Riegler 8. The hijacking of TWA-847: A strategic analysis, Richard
C. Thornton Part III: Non-Western Experiences with Terrorism 9. Bengal
terrorism and the ambiguity of the Bengali muslims, Rashed Uz Zaman 10.
SWAPO, the UN, and the struggle for national liberation, Shaloma Gauthier
11.The 'Claustre Affair': A hostage crisis, France and civil war in Chad,
1974-1977, Nathaniel Powell 12.Reagan and Libya: A history of pre-emptive
strikes and (failed) regime change, Mattia Toaldo Part IV: Contemporary
Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism 13. Al Qaeda and the reinvention of terrorism:
Social sciences and the challenge of post-globalization transnational
political violence, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 14. The US response to
contemporary terrorism, Abraham R. Wagner 15. Terrorism in the twenty-first
century: a new era of warfare, Sean N. Kalic Concluding Essay 16. The four
waves of modern terror. International dimensions and consequences, David C.
Rapoport