Terrorism and SocietiesStephen Vertigans examines a range of terror groups and explores the relationship between people and local and global social processes and activities that result in terrorism in different societies. The volume is designed to provide a detailed analysis of terror groups which is not available in other research. |
Contents
Terrorism Yesterday and Today An Introduction | 1 |
National Islamic Terrorism Groups in the Palestinian Territories | 17 |
Intemational Islamic Terrorism AlQaida and Related Groups | 45 |
Republican and Loyalist Terrorism in Northem Ireland | 71 |
Red Urban Terrorism Experiences in Italy Germany and Japan | 99 |
From Left to Right Terrorism within America from the 1960s to Today | 125 |
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