Terrorism and counterterrorism understanding threats and responses in the post-9/11 world /
| Main Author: | Nacos, Brigitte Lebens. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Pearson/Longman,
[2006]
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| Physical Description: |
x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series: |
Penguin academics.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The terrorist threat
- The perennial debate
- Terrorism in the global context
- Terrorism in the American context
- The making of terrorists
- From state sponsors to involuntary hosts
- Common thread
- Organizational structures and the financing of terror
- Balancing security, liberty, and human rights
- Military and nonmilitary responses
- Prevention and preparedness
- Terrorist propaganda and the media
- Terror and hate in cyberspace
- Anti- and counterterrorism in the news
- Terrorism and the public
- Conclusion: Living with terrorist threats.