[Gus Martin] has expertly curated the most important topics and sources in the field and put them together in an ideal manner to assist students in understanding the breadth and complexity of modern-day terrorism. Coupled with the instructor and student resources, this text is a perfect introduction to the field.
Ryan Vogel,Director of National Security Studies, Utah Valley University
Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues offers a multidisciplinary, comprehensive exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the expressions andunderlying causes of terrorism.
The Sixth Edition has been updated with new information on terrorist attacks and organizations, as well as key topics such as failed states, the lone-wolf model, state terrorism, human rights violations, and cyberterrorism. Discussion of policies and counterterrorism has been augmented to help students understand the challenges, perspectives, and issues relevant to terrorism today.
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Timeline: Two Thousand Years of TerrorAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsIntroduction and RationalePart I. Terrorism: A Conceptual Review1. Terrorism: First Impressions First Considerations Conceptual Considerations: Understanding Political Violence The Past as Prologue: Historical Perspectives on Terrorism Terrorism and Criminal Skill: Three Cases From the Modern Era Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Total War On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings2. The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism Understanding Extremism: The Foundation of Terrorism Defining Terrorism: An Ongoing Debate A Definitional Problem: Perspectives on Terrorism The Political Violence Matrix Case in Point: The Orlando Mass Shooting An Act of Terrorism and a Hate Crime Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Cold War Revolutionaries On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings3. Beginnings: The Causes of Terrorism Political Violence as Strategic Choice Political Violence as the Fruit of Injustice Moral Justifications for Political Violence Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Bloody Sunday and Black September On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended ReadingsPart II. The Terrorists4. Terror From Above: Terrorism by the State The State as Terrorist: A State Terrorism Paradigm Violence Abroad: Terrorism as Foreign Policy Violence at Home: Terrorism as Domestic Policy The Problem of Accountability: Monitoring State Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Authoritarianism and Democracy On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings5. Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents The Rebel as Terrorist: A Dissident Terrorism Paradigm Warring Against the State: Antistate Dissident Terrorism Warring Against a People: Communal Terrorism Operational Shifts: Dissidents and the New Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: The Tamil Tigers On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings6. Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism Primary and Secondary Motives: The Idiosyncratic Quality of Religious Terrorism Historical Cases in Point: Fighting, Dying, and Killing in the Name of the Faith State-Sponsored Religious Terrorism in the Modern Era Dissident Religious Terrorism in the Modern Era The Future of Religious Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: The One True Faith On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings7. Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right Reactionaries and Radicals: The Classical Ideological Continuum Left-Wing Ideologies and Activism Class Struggle and National Liberation: The Terrorist Left Right-Wing Activism and Extremism Race and Order: The Terrorist Right Violent Ideologies in the New Era of Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box 7.1: Young Nationalist Idealists Discussion Box 7.2: Order From Chaos 194 On Your Own On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings8. Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism Defining International Terrorism Globalized Revolution: Reasons for International Terrorism Globalized Solidarity: International Terrorist Networks The International Dimension of the New Terrorism Postscript: The Stateless Revolutionaries Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Understanding Terrorist Spillovers: Middle Eastern and North African Spillovers in Europe On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings9. Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism Culture and Conflict: Gender-Selected Victims of Terrorist Violence Protecting the Enterprise: Criminal Dissident Terrorism A Global Problem: Regional Cases of Criminal Dissident Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Political Violence Against Women: Gender Communal Terrorism? On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended ReadingsPart III. The Terrorist Trade and Counterterrorism10. Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists The Purpose: Terrorist Objectives The Means: Terrorist Methods The Focus: Terrorist Targets The Outcome: Is Terrorism Effective? Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Attacks Against the U.S. Marine and French Paratrooper Headquarters in Beirut On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings11. The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media Two Perspectives: The Media and Governments Understanding the Role of the Media A New Battleground: The War for the Information High Ground The Publics Right to Know: Regulating the Media Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Freedom of Reporting and Security Issues On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings12. The American Case: Terrorism in the United States An Introduction to the American Case Background to Terrorism: Left-Wing Activism and Ideological Extremism in America Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States Background to Terrorism: Right-Wing Activism and Ideological Extremism in America Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States International Terrorism in the United States Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Domestic Terrorism in the American Context On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended ReadingsPart IV. Securing the Homeland13. Counterterrorism: The Options Responding to Terror: The Scope of Options Warlike Operations: Counterterrorism and the Use of Force Operations Other Than War: Repressive Options Operations Other Than War: Conciliatory Options Applying the Rule of Law: Legalistic Options Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: The Utility of Elite Counterterrorist Units On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings14. A New Era: Homeland Security Homeland Security in Perspective The American Case: Homeland Security in the United States Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: After the Next 9/11 On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings15. What Next? The Future of Terrorism An Overview of Near-Term Projections The Future of Terrorism: Terrorist Environments in the 21st Century The Future of Terrorism: New Threats Controlling Terrorism: Ending Terrorist Campaigns and New Challenges Final Considerations: Terrorism in the United States Chapter Summary A Final Thought Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Toward Big Brother? On Your Own Recommended ReadingsAppendix A: Map ReferencesAppendix B: Prominent Persons and OrganizationGlossary of TermsNotesIndex
