Terrorism: Theory and Practice
- ISBN-10
- 1000314421
- ISBN-13
- 9781000314427
- Series
- Terrorism
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-06-10
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Lewis M Alexander
Description
The use of sporadic and relentless nongovernmental political and ideological violence—principally, but not exclusively, as part of a parochial or transnational revolutionary strategy—is characteristic of our "Age of Terrorism." This volume presents theoretical and practical aspects of this phenomenon, with a view toward understanding current challe
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