Terrorism : The Present Threat in Context
Stephen Sloan
- 1st.ed.
- Oxford, UK Berg Publishers 2006
- xv, 140 p.; 22 cm ;15.6 x 0.86 x 23.39 cm
Providing a concise history of terrorism since the French Revolution, the author considers the relationship between terrorism and warfare, crime, technology, globalization and the state. He investigates the meaning of the word "terrorism" and shows how the definition and practice have both evolved over time. Throughout, he considers what motivates terrorists and what they hope to accomplish. --PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION.