Terrorism

Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'war against terrorism'? In this fully updated edition, Charles Townshend unravels the questions at the heart ofthe problem of terrorism - its causes, methods, effects and limitations - suggesting that it must be understood as a political strategy whose threat can berationally grasped and answered. Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on Terror'?For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of many political agendas, and leading to a series of world events including the war in Iraq and the invasion of Afghanistan. Charting a clear path through the efforts to understand and explain modernterrorism, Charles Townshend unravels a series of complex questions, including 'Are terrorists criminals?', 'How far does media publicity sustain terrorism?', and 'What can be done aboutit?'Fully updated for 2011, this Very Short Introduction examines the historical,ideological, and local roots of terrorist violence. Townshend explores terrorism in relation to revolutionary power, nationalism, and religious extremism,considering the successes of specific terrorist and anti-terrorist campaigns in the distant past, and in recent years. Providing a discussion surrounding the on-going debates about the erosion of civil liberties in response to increased terroristactivities, Townshend addresses the question we are all facing: how does terrorism end? INDICE: The trouble with terrorism Crusaders and conspirators The reign ofterror Revolutionary terrorism Nationalism and terror Religious terror Counterterrorism and democracy References Further reading

• ISBN: 978-0-19-960394-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 176
• Fecha Publicación: 08/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés