| Attacking Terrorism: Elements of a Grand Strategy Contributor(s): Cronin, Audrey Kurth (Editor), Ludes, James M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0878403477 ISBN-13: 9780878403479 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $37.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: "This volume brings together many of the world's foremost experts on terrorism and counterterrorism, who begin the important process of developing a grand strategy to address contemporary, real-world threats."--Jessica Stern, author of "Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill" "Most studies of terrorism have been descriptive works about specific groups. The new priority of the problem heightens the need for policy-relevant literature that provides analytical, comparative, and functional assessments of policy instruments. This timely book does much to meet this need."--Richard K. Betts, Columbia University and the Council on Foreign Relations |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 363.320 |
| LCCN: 2003019462 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.98" W x 9.88" (1.50 lbs) 330 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Outstanding collection of essays by significant figures on a particularly timely issue. The book is organized in two major sections: Part one, "The Nature of Terrorism," provides an overview and foundation for the current campaign, placing it within the political and historical context of previous threats and responses. Part two, "The Responses to Terrorism," looks at the range of policy instruments required in an effective strategy against terrorism. Included here are analysis of how these instruments--such as diplomacy, intelligence, psycho-political means, international law, criminal law enforcement, military force, foreign aid, and homeland security--are currently being employed. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the challenges and opportunities of the campaign against international terrorism. Contributors include Paul Pillar, a well-published scholar now with the the National Intelligence Council (CIA); Martha Crenshaw of Wesleyan University; David Rapaport, professor emeritus of political science at UCLA and creator of the "four waves" theory of terrorism; Adam Roberts of Oxford; and Detective Chief Inspector Lindsay Clutterbuck of the New Scotland Yard. |