The "new" terrorism : myths and reality /
"This book examines the nature of the contemporary threat within a historical context to discern continuities and change in terrorist behavior. It challenges the idea of a global war on terrorism and suggests that the United States, or any threatened country, would be better served by a policy...
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| Format: | Buku |
| Bahasa: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Security International,
2007.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Mockaitis, Thomas R., |d 1955- | |
| 245 | 1 | 5 | |a The "new" terrorism : |b myths and reality / |c Thomas R. Mockaitis. |
| 260 | |a Westport, Conn. : |b Praeger Security International, |c 2007. | ||
| 300 | |a xiii, 158 p. : |b ill. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-149) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Madness and meaning : understanding the threat -- Terrorism past and present -- Patterns and trends -- The al-Qaeda exception? -- What do the terrorists want? -- How safe are we? -- Responses to terrorism -- A comprehensive approach -- Conclusion : measuring the risk and counting the cost. | |
| 520 | 1 | |a "This book examines the nature of the contemporary threat within a historical context to discern continuities and change in terrorist behavior. It challenges the idea of a global war on terrorism and suggests that the United States, or any threatened country, would be better served by a policy aimed at reducing the risk of terrorist attack to an acceptable level at a reasonable cost. The book concludes by proposing a workable strategy for achieving this reasonable level of security."--Jacket. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Terrorism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Terrorism |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Terrorism |x Prevention. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History. |2 fast | |
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