Gus Martin & Fynnwin Prager 
Terrorism [PDF ebook] 
An International Perspective

A comprehensive investigation of modern terrorism and the global terrorist environment. The book uses a multidisciplinary approach and discusses an array of global case studies from the ideology of ISIS, to the Orlando Mass Shooting, and State-Sponsored Terrorism in Iran and Pakistan, to provide readers with an in-depth account of international terrorist violence, from its emergence through to events taking place today.

Key topics examined in the book include:

• The Causes of Terrorism


• Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media


• Cyberterrorism


• Gender-Selective Terrorism


• The Lone Wolf Theory     


• The Future of Terrorism

The book is supported by online resources for students and lecturers, including: Power Point slides for each chapter, a sample syllabus, a list of films and documentaries related to key concepts in the book, and access to free SAGE journal articles.

Suitable reading for students studying Terrorism, International Terrorism, and Counter-terrorism.

Содержание

Part I. Terrorism: A Conceptual Review

Chapter 1. Terrorism: First Impressions

Chapter 2. The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism

Chapter 3. The Past as Prologue: History of Terrorism

Chapter 4. Beginnings: The Causes of Terrorism

Part II. The Terrorists

Chapter 5. Terror From Above: Terrorism by the State

Chapter 6. Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents

Chapter 7. Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism

Chapter 8. Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right

Chapter 9. Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism

Chapter 10. Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism

Part III. The Terrorist Trade and Counterterrorism

Chapter 11. Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists

Chapter 12. The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media

Chapter 13. Counterterrorism: The Options

Part IV. Final Analysis

Chapter 14. Domestic Security: A Comparative Analysis

15. What Next? The Future of Terrorism

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Об авторе

Fynnwin Prager is Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Co-Director of the Economics Institute at CSU Dominguez Hills, College of Business Administration and Public Policy. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at USC’s Price School of Public Policy and Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), and he remains affiliated with the Center. He received his Ph D in Policy, Planning, and Development from the Price School, and his research and publications have focused on the policy and economics of disasters, particularly environmental and terrorism policy, and the impacts to regional economies and transportation systems. Dr. Prager’s dissertation focused on climate policy, and used Computable General Equilibrium modeling to analyze the economic and distributional impacts of US federal emissions trading policy. He has also published on similar assessments of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) and co-founded Carbon Retirement, an innovative London-based carbon offsets company. Fynnwin has worked on studies for numerous organizations, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. National Biosurveillance Integration Center, World Trade Center, Los Angeles, and South Bay Workforce Investment Board on the economic impacts of trade facilitation, airport wait times, influenza epidemics, foreign business investments and new technologies.