The Routledge History of Terrorism

Download or read book The Routledge History of Terrorism written by Randall D. Law and published by Routledge Histories. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Terrorism is a transnational phenomenon with a convoluted history that defies easy periodization and narrative treatment. Over the course of 32 chapters, experts in the field analyze its historical significance and explore how and why terrorism emerged as a set of distinct strategies, tactics, and mindsets across time and space. Chapters address not only familiar topics such as the Northern Irish Troubles, the Palestine Liberation Organization, international terrorism, and the rise of al-Qaeda, but a lesser-explored issues such as: American racial terrorism; state terror and terrorism in the Middle Ages; tyrannicide from Ancient Greece and Rome to the seventeenth century; the roots of Islamist violence; the urban guerrilla, terrorism, and state terror in Latin America; literary treatments of terrorism."-- Back cover.