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

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