Terrorism : what everyone needs to know / Todd Sandler.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780190845858
- ISBN: 0190845856
- ISBN: 9780190845841
- ISBN: 0190845848
- Physical Description: xx, 186 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A primer on terrorism -- Causes of terrorism -- Role of terrorist groups -- Effectiveness of counterterrorism -- Asymmetries and terrorism -- Economic consequences of terrorism -- The future of terrorism. |
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Subject: | Terrorism. Terrorism > Prevention. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 6431 .S26 2018 | 30775305545320 | General Collection | Available | - |
CHOICE_Magazine Review
Terrorism : What Everyone Needs to Know®
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This short book by a well-known expert on terrorism is a refreshing addition to a long list of works written on the subject. It is written for the general reader and logically organized. Following a general introduction that lays out what terrorism is, kinds of terrorism, and why we should be concerned, each chapter tackles critical topics with ample information, including data and figures. The historical and analytic discussion presents different causes: poverty, education, politics, religion, and income inequality. Sandler (UT Dallas) argues that researchers have never established a link between poverty and terrorism, or between globalization and terrorism, and these are critical areas for research. For example, how vulnerable are people in failed states to recruitment by terrorist groups? How does globalization, and increase in income distribution, enter the picture? How does democracy affect terrorism? He concludes that terrorists are rational actors who often adapt to changes in their targets' security measures. This highly insightful work is a compelling introduction to the subject. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. --Birol Ali Yesilada, Portland State University