Understanding Terrorism in America: From the Klan to Al Qaeda

ISBN-13: 9780415277655 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 176 str.

Christopher Hewitt;Christopher Hewitt

Opis

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001 seemed to initiate the United States into the full horrors of international terrorism. Yet America is no stranger to terrorism. Since 1950 there have been around 3000 terrorist attacks, ranging from the Ku Klux Klan's campaign of terror against the civil rights movement, through the waves of attacks by the neo-nazi Aryan resistance, to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network.

Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-Nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists and émigré groups. This book is essential reading for students of American politics and terrorism. It also provides a highly readable account for interested readers wishing to know more about a topic which has recently become tragically relevant to world affairs.

Recenzje

'Any student thirsting for a rich yet accessible account of terrorism in the USA or curious about political extremism's effects on democracy may turn to this useful book with profit' - Journal of Peace Research, May 2004

Spis treści

Part I - The Latest Atrocity Part II - Before September 11th: American Terrorism since the 1950s Part III - The Political Context of American Terrorism Part IV - The Organisational Dynamics of Terrorism Part V - The Terrorists Part VI - Dealing with Terrorists Part VII - Impacts and Consequences Part VIII - The Future of Terrorism in America

O autorze

Christopher Hewitt is Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.