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  • Waves of Global Terrorism

    From 1879 to the Present

    by David Rapoport ...
    Terrorism is a persistent form of political violence, but it appears intermittently, afflicting certain places in certain eras while others remain unscathed. Since the late nineteenth century, it has risen and fallen in recurrent generation-long spasms in which hundreds of short-lived groups wreak havoc. Why have past outbreaks of terror tended to come in waves, and how does this pattern shed ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Waves of Global Terrorism

    From 1879 to the Present

    by David Rapoport ...
    Terrorism is a persistent form of political violence, but it appears intermittently, afflicting certain places in certain eras while others remain unscathed. Since the late nineteenth century, it has risen and fallen in recurrent generation-long spasms in which hundreds of short-lived groups wreak havoc. Why have past outbreaks of terror tended to come in waves, and how does this pattern shed ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Democratic Experience and Political Violence

    Edited by David C. Rapoport, Leonard Weinberg ...
    An incisive analysis of the connections between democracy and violence by acknowledged experts in the field. The connection between the two activities has often been largely ignored because of a widespread reluctance among democrats to consider the possibility that democratic forms perhaps encourage violence. This challenging volume opens up the debate. ... Read more

    Was $73.99 USD Now $65.99 USD

  • Inside Terrorist Organizations

    Edited by David C. Rapoport ...
    These original essays describe the internal life of terrorist organizations in fascinating detail. They show how no description of terrorist behaviour is adequate without a grasp of the deep tensions that often characterize such groups, and an appreciation of how firmly implanted in our culture terrorist traditions have become, since the middle of the nineteenth century. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Attacking Terrorism

    Elements of a Grand Strategy

    by Audrey Kurth Cronin, David Rapoport, Martha Crenshaw, Michael Sheehan, Paul R. Pillar, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Timothy D. Hoyt, Carnes Lord, Adam Roberts0, Patrick M. Cronin1, Daniel Goure2 ...
    Series series Georgetown Center for Security Studies
    The definition and understanding of "terrorism" is in a state of unprecedented evolution. No longer are acts of terrorism rare and far-flung. Following the horrendous attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, U.S. citizens have had their eyes opened to a new world where this nightmare stalks the daily news and is never far from consciousness.Attacking Terrorism brings together some of ... Read more

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  • How Terrorism Ends

    Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns

    by Audrey Kurth Cronin ...
    “A landmark study."—Robin Wright, The New YorkerWhy every terrorist movement comes to an end—and how this history can help us combat today's terrorist threatsAmid the fear following 9/11 and more recent terror attacks, it is easy to forget the most important fact about terrorist campaigns: they always come to an end—and often far more quickly than expected. Contrary to what many assume, when it ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • What Terrorists Want

    Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat

    by Louise Richardson ...
    “This is at the top of my list for best books on terrorism.”–Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants KillHow can the most powerful country in the world feel so threatened by an enemy infinitely weaker than we are? How can loving parents and otherwise responsible citizens join terrorist movements? How can anyone possibly believe that the cause of Islam can be ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Masters of Mankind

    Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013

    by Noam Chomsky ...
    Essays that reflect the changing climate of the United States and the world from "perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet" ( The New York Times Book Review).In this collection of essays from 1969 to 2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky examines the nature of state power, from the ideologies driving the Cold War to the War on Terror, and reintroduces ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Human Rights

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Andrew Clapham ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Empire of Humanity

    A History of Humanitarianism

    by Michael Barnett ...
    Empire of Humanity explores humanitarianism's remarkable growth from its humble origins in the early nineteenth century to its current prominence in global life. In contrast to most contemporary accounts of humanitarianism that concentrate on the last two decades, Michael Barnett ties the past to the present, connecting the antislavery and missionary movements of the nineteenth century to today's ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction

    by Andrew Clapham ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. An appeal to human rights in the face of injustice can be a heartfelt and morally justified demand for some, while for others it remains merely an empty slogan. Taking an international perspective and focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, health and discrimination, this ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • On Empire

    America, War, and Global Supremacy

    by Eric Hobsbawm ...
    In these four incisive and keenly perceptive essays, one of out most celebrated and respected historians of modern Europe looks at the world situation and some of the major political problems confronting us at the start of the third millennium.With his usual measured and brilliant historical perspective, Eric Hobsbawm traces the rise of American hegemony in the twenty-first century. He examines ... Read more

    $8.99 USD