Terrorism: Roots, Impact, Responses

Howard, Lawrence C.

ISBN 10: 0275940209 / ISBN 13: 9780275940201

Published by Praeger (UK), 1992

About this Item

Drawing together specialists on terrorism with authorities on Islam, media studies, American history and social psychology, the editor aims to lend fresh interpretations to such major issues as the origins, the impact and the appropriate personal and public responses to terrorism. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445. . 1992. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Terrorism: Roots, Impact, Responses
• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275940209
• ISBN 13: 9780275940201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

While terrorism is hardly a new phenomenon, terrorism by the state and its opponents reached new levels in the twentieth century. Drawing together veteran experts on terrorism with authorities in Islam, media studies, American history, and social psychology, Dr. Howard presents a volume which lends fresh interpretations to such major issues as the origins, the impact, and the appropriate personal and public responses to terrorism. The volume covers a wide range of relevant topics, from an examination of insurgency, counterinsurgency, and terrorism during the struggle for Mexican independence in the early nineteenth century, to an overview of the difficulties of creating a concerted policy toward terrorism within the European Community, and the possible connections between terrorism and guerrilla warfare in the future. Particular attention has been placed on examining the role of the media and military retaliation in either exacerbating or checking the prevalence of terrorism.

As we come to recognize that the problem of terrorism can not be viewed solely through the lens of military policy, we need to rethink the concepts and assumptions of international security using the additional disciplines of cross-cultural studies, psychology, and history. This collection makes a major contribution by refocusing our thinking, toward an interdisciplinary approach and will be of value to policy makers, as well as those involved with military studies, social psychology, and international relations.

About the Author

LAWRENCE HOWARD is a psychologist who is currently a Research Associate in Global Peace and Conflict Studies at the School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine. Dr. Howard has co-authored articles in Developmental Psychology and Psychophysiology, and is presently developing a work on violence in Buddhist societies.