Rethinking Terrorism

Terrorism, Violence and the State
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-230-57377-2
Verlag: Red Globe Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3455 g

Reihe: Rethinking World Politics

A major new text on terrorism in the contemporary world. Terrorism, Colin Wight argues, is not only a form of political violence but also a form of political communication and can only be understood - and countered effectively - in the context of its relationship to the state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wight, Colin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Owning Violence: A History of the Modern Nation State.- 3. The Modern State.- 4. Political Dissent.- 5. Political Violence: Situating Terrorism.- 6. State Terrorism.- 7. Terrorism: Justifications and Explanations.- 8. Terrorism: Types, Effects, and Organisation.- 9. Contemporary Terrorism and the War on Terror.- 10. Conclusion: Rethinking Terrorism.

Über Autor(innen)

Colin Wight is Professor of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia.