Terrorism and counterterrorism : understanding threats and responses in the post-9/11 world /

Terrorism and counterterrorism : understanding threats and responses in the post-9/11 world /

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Author / Creator:Nacos, Brigitte Lebens.
Imprint:New York : Pearson/Longman, c2006.
Description:x, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Penguin academics
Subject:
Terrorism.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Terrorism.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5784363
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ISBN:0321164148
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-315) and index.

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505 0 0 |g Chapter 1.  |t Introduction: The Terrorist Threat --  |t Terrorism Trends over the Last Three Decades --  |g Part 1.  |t Terrorism --  |g Chapter 2.  |t The Perennial Debate: What Is Terrorism? --  |t The Meaning of "Terrorism" over Time --  |t The Definitional Potpourri --  |t Is Terrorism Ever Justified? --  |t State Terror(ism) and State-Sponsored Terrorism --  |t The Meaning of Terrorism in This Volume --  |g Chapter 3.  |t Terrorism in the Global Context --  |t The Roots of Modern Terrorism --  |t The Post-World War II Wave --  |t 1968: The Advent of Modern-day Terrorism --  |t IRA and ETA: Groups That Do Not Fit the Mold --  |t The Decline of Left-Wing Terrorism --  |t The Rise of Catastrophic Terrorism --  |g Chapter 4.  |t Terrorism in the American Context --  |t Right-Wing Terrorism --  |t Left-Wing Terrorism --  |t Single-Issue or Special Interest Terrorism --  |t After Left-Wing and Right-Wing Waves: What Next? --  |g Chapter 5.  |t The Making of Terrorists: Causes, Conditions, Influences --  |t Terrorism as a Result of Rational Choice --  |t Terrorism as a Result of Personal Traits --  |t Terrorism as a Result of Social Interaction --  |t Gender Differences in Terrorism: A Myth Rather than Reality --  |t The Lack of the Universal Terrorist Profile --  |t The Stages Leading to Terrorism --  |t The Roots of Terrorism: No Simple Answers --  |g Chapter 6.  |t From State Sponsors to Involuntary Hosts --  |t Iran: The Premier Model of State-Sponsored Terrorism --  |t Other State Sponsors of Terrorism --  |t The Case of Saudi Arabia --  |t When Governments Reconsider Their Support for Terrorism --  |t Failed and Failing States, and "Brown Areas" --  |t Involuntary Host Countries --  |g Chapter 7.  |t Common Thread: Goals, Targets, Tactics --  |t Do Terrorists Achieve Their Goals? --  |t The Selection of Targets --  |t Terrorist Methods: From Primitive Bombs of WMD --  |t Most Likely CBRN Weapons in the Hands of Terrorists --  |g Chapter 8.  |t Organizational Structures and the Financing of Terror --  |t When Terrorist Organizations Lose Their Leaders --  |t The Decline or Abandonment of Terrorism --  |t Financing Terrorism --  |g Part 2.  |t Anti- and Counter-Terrorism --  |g Chapter 9.  |t Balancing Security, Liberty, and Human Rights --  |t The Legal Status of Enemy Combatants --  |t Torture: The Public Debate --  |t Torture: Decision-Makers --  |g Chapter 10.  |t Military and Nonmilitary Responses --  |t Military Responses --  |t Nonmilitary Responses --  |g Chapter 11.  |t Prevention and Preparedness --  |t It's the Intelligence, Stupid --  |t International Cooperation --  |t Reorganization of Homeland Security in the United States --  |t Reorganization of the Intelligence Community --  |g Part 3.  |t The Media and the Public --  |g Chapter 12.  |t Terrorist Propaganda and the Media --  |t Publicity: The Universal Terrorist Goal --  |t An Alternative View: Contemporary Terrorists Do Not Need Publicity --  |t Terrorism and the Triangle of Communication --  |t Media-Related Goals --  |t Bedfellows in a Marriage of Convenience --  |t Terrorism and the Global Media --  |t Defending the Media --  |g Chapter 13.  |t Terror and Hate in Cyberspace --  |t Terrorists and the Newest Communications Technologies --  |t Propaganda and Hero Worship --  |t The Internet as a Tool to Plan Terrorist Operations --  |t Devastating Cyberterrorism --  |t The Web and the Retrieval of Valuable Information --  |g Chapter 14.  |t Anti- and Counter-Terrorism in the News --  |t A Model for Public Deliberation --  |t The Media and Military Responses to Terrorism --  |g Chapter 15.  |t Terrorism and the Public --  |t Public Assessments in Terrorist Threats and the Fear Factor --  |t Opinion Change as a Result of Terrorism --  |t Public Attitudes on International Terrorists and Sponsor States --  |t Public Approval of Presidents in the Face of Terrorist Crises --  |t When Presidents "Go Public" --  |t Anti- and Counter-terrorist Policies --  |t Assessing Homeland Security and Preparedness --  |t The Public Trusts Republicans More to Fight Terrorism Effectively --  |t Security versus Civil Liberties --  |t Terrorism and the Rational Public --  |t The Moral Force of the Victims of Terrorism --  |g Chapter 16.  |t Conclusion: Living with Terrorist Threats --  |t The 9/11 Commission and Reform Proposal --  |t Major Terrorist Incidents since the Early 1970s --  |g I.  |t Incident That Deliberately Targeted Americans and/or American Interests --  |g II.  |t Incidents That Involved U.S. Victims --  |g III.  |t Incidents That Did Not Involve Americans. 
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