History of Terrorism (eBook)

From Antiquity to ISIS

Gerard Chaliand (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
536 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-96600-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, threats, and reprisals. Some of the best international specialists on the subject examine terrorism's complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, contributors go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, ';resistance' terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. This updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing the rise of ISIS and key events such as the 2015 Paris attacks.

Inhalt

Preface to the 2016 Edition
Preface to the 2007 Edition

1 Introduction (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)
2 Terrorism as a Strategy of Insurgency (Ariel Merari)

PART I: THE PREHISTORY OF TERRORISM

3 Zealots and Assassins (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)
4 Manifestations of Terror through the Ages (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)

PART II: TERRORISM FROM 1789 TO 1968

5 The Invention of Modern Terror (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)
6 Anarchist Terrorists of the Nineteenth Century (Olivier Hubac-Occhipinti)
7 Russian Terrorism, 1878–1908 132 (Yves Ternon)
8 The “Golden Age” of Terrorism (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)
9 Lenin, Stalin, and State Terrorism (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)
10 Terrorism in Time of War: From World War II to the Wars of National Liberation (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)

PART III: TERRORISM SINCE 1968

11 From 1968 to Radical Islam (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)
12 The Roots of Islamic Radicalism (Philippe Migaux)
13 Al Qaeda (Philippe Migaux)
14 The Future of the Islamist Movement (Philippe Migaux)
15 Suicide Operations: Between War and Terrorism (Francois Gere)
16 The United States Confronting Terrorism (Arnaud Blin)
17 Terrorism in Southeast Asia—Threat and Response (Rohan Gunaratna)
18 Jihadism in the Age of ISIS (Gerard Chaliand)

Bibliography
Bibliographical Addendum, 2006–2016
Contributors
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.8.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Assassins • comprehensive guide • Europe • International History • international specialist • Latin America • Middle Ages • ongoing violence • Political Science • poly sci student • religious fundamentalist • roots of • Teacher • terrorism • terrorism in the United States • terrorists • terror movement • weapon of the weak • zealot
• ISBN-10: 0-520-96600-7 / 0520966007
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-96600-0 / 9780520966000