| Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Contributor(s): English, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0197265901 ISBN-13: 9780197265901 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - Social Science | Violence In Society - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2015510331 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Terrorism and counter-terrorism represent enduringly and globally important phenomena, and the mutually shaping relationship between non-state terrorism and state counter-terrorism continues to influence world politics. Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism brings together leading scholars in the field to analyse this relationship, and to do so in distinctive manner. The book sustainedly assesses the interaction of terrorism and counter-terrorism through drawing on a range of academic disciplines in dialogue with one another. It addresses the dynamics of counter-terrorism more interrogatively and concentratedly than is common in much of the scholarly literature, and it highlights a theme that is all too rarely considered in the field: namely, the shared and mutually-echoing failings and illusions involved in the politics of terrorism and counter-terrorism alike. Chapters analyse post-9/11 counter-terrorism, the ongoing evolution of al-Qaida, the imperatives and challenges and global context of western counter-terrorist efforts, and the reasons why terrorist campaigns sometimes endure and sometimes come to an end. Candid and wide-ranging, Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism offers rigorous and original argument on a subject of the highest significance. |