| Description |
1 online resource (lxxvi, 800 pages) |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest ; 38 |
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Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest ; no. 38.
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| Contents |
Historical Dictionaryof Terrorism; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Readers' Notes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Bibliography; About the Authors |
| Summary |
The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as "the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generallypolitical, religious, or ideological." While terrorism has been around for centuries, it was the al Qa'eda attacks of September 11, 2001, that brought home to the world, and most particularly the United States, just how dangerous terrorism can be. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Terrorism presents the full spectrum of forms |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- History -- Dictionaries
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Terrorists -- History -- Dictionaries
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
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Terrorism
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Terrorists
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| Genre/Form |
dictionaries.
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Dictionaries
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History
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sloan, Stephen, 1936-
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| LC no. |
2021679284 |
| ISBN |
9780810863118 |
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0810863111 |
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