Terrorism Reader By Marie-Helen Maras
The CRC Press Terrorism Reader assembles the insight of an unrivaled
pool of author experts to provide the ultimate comprehensive resource on
terrorism. With information drawn from premier titles in the CRC Press
collection, the book begins by discussing the origins and definitions of
terrorism as well as its motivations and psychology. It goes on to
explore a range of issues, providing readers with an understanding of
what the terrorist threat is, the history behind it, and strategies to
detect, mitigate, and prevent attacks.
Topics include:
Topics include:
- Terrorist organizations and cells.
- Phases of the terrorist cycle, including target selection, planning and preparation, escape and evasion, and media exploitation.
- Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including chemical, biological, radio logical, and nuclear (CBRN)
- Methods for deterrence and intelligence-driven counter terrorism.
- The terrorist threat from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
- The impact of the Arab Spring.
- Why suicide bombings are the ultimate terrorist tool.
- The crime-terror nexus and terrorist funding.
- Technology in terrorism and counter terrorism.
- Providing real-world insight and solutions to terrorist threats and acts at home and abroad, the book goes beyond theory to deliver practitioner knowledge from the field straight into the reader's hands.
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