Terrorism and Homeland Security - Hardcover

White, Jonathan R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1285061969 ISBN 13: 9781285061962

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2013

Synopsis

Written by acclaimed national terrorism expert Jonathan R. White, the market-leading TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, balanced, and objective terrorism book available. In the Eighth Edition, White continues to provide a theoretical and conceptual framework that enables readers to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. Packed with cutting-edge coverage, the book discusses the most sophisticated theories of the world's best terrorist analysts, while still focusing on the domestic and international threat of terrorism and the basic security issues surrounding terrorism today. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan R. White is professor of interdisciplinary studies in the Frederik Meijer Honors College of Grand Valley State University. The founding director of GVSU's School of Criminal Justice, Dr. White was promoted to dean of Social Sciences and served there until he was summoned to the Bureau of Justice Assistance to direct the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) program after the attacks of 9-11. He conducted counterterrorism training for law enforcement and military forces in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and throughout the United States. A recognized expert on religious terrorism, Dr. White currently teaches classes on national security, intelligence analysis, and counterterrorism in the Meijer Honors College.

Review:

Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO ISSUES IN TERRORISM. 1. Terrorism Defined. 2. The Social Underpinnings of Terrorism. 3. The Organization and Financing of Terrorism. 4. Terrorism and the Media. 5. Gender Roles, Tactics, and Force Multipliers in Terrorism. 6. The Roots of Modern Terrorism. Part II: INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: NATIONAL AND ETHNIC MOVEMENTS. 7. Long-Term Separatist Terrorism. 8. Nationalistic and Endemic Terrorism. 9. Background to the Middle East. 10. Terrorism in Israel and Palestine. Part III: INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: IDEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS. 11. Revolutionary, Counter Revolutionary, and Religious Terrorism. 12. Al Qaeda and Jihadist Networks. Part IV: DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY. 13. Domestic Terrorism. 14. An Introduction to Homeland Security. 15. Law Enforcement and Homeland Security. 16. Homeland Security and Constitutional Issues. 17. Security, Terrorism, and the Future.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285061969
• ISBN 13: 9781285061962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528