{"product_id":"terrorism-a-history-hardback-9781509551323","title":"Terrorism; A History (Hardback) 9781509551323","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTerrorism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandall D. Law (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509551323, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e421 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Professor Law updates his analysis of terrorism and political violence from the ancient world to the present. He identifies how methods have changed but one constant is extremists’ belief that terrorism is necessary to achieve their goals. This is a comprehensive reference for a better understanding of all aspects of terrorism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColonel Ed Rowe, US Army (Ret.); Combating Terrorism Office of the Secretary of Defense (Ret.)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Law’s \u003ci\u003eTerrorism: A History\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive, clear, and concise exposition of terrorism’s extended history and complex contexts. It is indispensable reading for anyone seeking an excellent overview of the phenomenon, as well as an even-handed primer on continuing conflicts.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Patyk, Dartmouth College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this third edition of his widely acclaimed survey, historian Randall D. Law makes sense of the history of terrorism by examining it within its broad political, religious and social contexts from the ancient world to the present day. In \u003ci\u003eTerrorism: A History\u003c\/i\u003e, Law reveals how the very definition of the word has changed, how the tactics and strategies of terrorism have evolved, and how those who have used it have adapted to revolutions in technology, communications, and political ideologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerrorism: A History\u003c\/i\u003e extensively covers topics as wide-ranging as jihadist violence, state terror, the Israeli\/Palestianian conflict, Northern Ireland, anarcho-terrorism, and racist violence, plus lesser-known movements in Uruguay and Algeria, as well as pre-modern uses of terror in the ancient world, medieval Europe, and the French Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis brand-new revision edition features up-to-the-moment analysis of:\u003cbr\u003e• The state of al-Qaeda, its franchises, and global jihad today\u003cbr\u003e• New incarnations of far-right extremism, including the Oathkeepers, Proud Boys, and conspiracy theorists\u003cbr\u003e• The continuing presence of religiously inspired terrorism in North America and across the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaw’s expert analysis also includes updated and expanded chapter bibliographies, even more scholarly citations, and a new conclusion exploring the future of terrorism. \u003ci\u003eTerrorism: A History\u003c\/i\u003e remains the go-to book for those wishing to understand the real nature and importance of this ubiquitous phenomenon.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Terror and Tyrannicide in the Pre-Modern World\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Dawn of Revolutionary Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Russian Revolutionary Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Era of the European Attentat\u003cbr\u003e 5. Labor, Anarchy, and Terror in America\u003cbr\u003e 6. White Supremacy and American Racial Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Dawn of Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Era of State Terror\u003cbr\u003e 9. Decolonization and Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism from the 1930s to the Early 1960s\u003cbr\u003e 10.  Decolonization and Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism from the Late 1960s to the Present\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Era of Leftist and International Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Return of Religious Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 13. 9\/11 and the War on Terror\u003cbr\u003e 14. Right-Wing and Other Recent Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e 15. 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