Abstract: This book is an effort to understand the phenomenon of terrorism in a historical perspective. Because of the global breadth this necessarily entails, there is no dominating geographic center to my inquiry. By following the primary chronological pathways, we begin in the Biblical Near East and extend to Europe, the US, Latin America and Africa. The narrative and analysis of the historical evolution of terrorism as approached here will seek to clarify the conditions which have given rise to terrorism, the goals sought by those relying on its violent tactics, and the dynamics that evolved over time, leading to its becoming a permanent force in the politics of the modern world.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-11-29
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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