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The Myth of Martyrdom

by Adam Lankford

A startling look at the deepest, darkest secrets that terrorists pray you’ll never know

For decades, experts from the most powerful governments and prestigious universities around the world have told us that...

The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence

by Marie Breen-Smyth

Aimed at scholars, students and lay persons interested in peace and conflict studies, The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence is a comprehensive resource to understand the principal debates on political...

Crime-Terror Alliances and the State: Ethnonationalist and Islamist Challenges to Regional Security

by Lyubov Grigorova Mincheva & Ted Robert Gurr

This book examines the trans-border connections between militant and criminal networks and the relationship between these and the states in which they operate.

"Unholy alliances" is a term used to describe hybrid...

Executive Measures, Terrorism and National Security: Have the Rules of the Game Changed?

by Bonner

Examining measures of internment, deportation and restriction on movement deployed in the UK, David Bonner presents an historical and contemporary legal analysis of UK governmental use of 'executive measures',...

TERRORISM READER

by David J. Whittaker

The Terrorism Reader is an intriguing introduction to a notorious and disturbing international phenomenon. The book draws together material from a variety of experts and clearly explains their opinions on terrorism,...

The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and social roots of extremism

by Eamon Murphy

This book explains the origins and nature of terrorism in Pakistan and examines the social, political and economic factors that have contributed to the rise of political violence there.

Since 9/11, the state...

Globalizing Justice for Mass Atrocities: A Revolution in Accountability

by Chandra Lekha Sriram

This major new study examines the developing practice of universal jurisdiction, as well as the broader phenomenon of "globalizing" justice, and its ramifications.

With a detailed overview of the contemporary...

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

by Jane Mayer

One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year National BestsellerWith a New AfterwordNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A Best Book of the Year: Salon, Slate, The Economist, The Washington Post...

Power, Terror, Peace, and War: America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk

by Walter Russell Mead

International affairs expert and award-winning author of Special Providence Walter Russell Mead here offers a remarkably clear-eyed account of American foreign policy and the challenges it faces post—September...

Critical Terrorism Studies: An Introduction to Research Methods

by Jacob L. Stump & Priya Dixit

This book is an introduction to critical approaches to terrorism studies.

While there is a growing body of Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) literature devoted to empirical examples and conceptual development,...

The Evolution of EU Counter-Terrorism: European Security Policy after 9/11

by Raphael Bossong

This book traces the evolution of the EU's fight against terrorism from the late 1970s until the end of the first decade after 9/11.

This historical analysis covers both EU-internal and international counterterrorism...

Rethinking Hizballah: Legitimacy, Authority, Violence

by N. Abboud & J. Muller

Framing and analysing Hizballah through the perspective of the 'resistance society'; an articulation of identity politics that informs the violent and non-violent political strategies of the movement, Abboud...

The War Against the Terror Masters

by Michael A. Ledeen

The War Against the Terror Masters is a must-read guide to the terrorist crisis. Michael A. Ledeen explains in startling detail how and why the United States was so unprepared for the September 11th catastrophe;...

Shadows: Inside Northern Ireland's Special Branch

by Alan Barker

In the early hours of 30 April 2003, twelve armed and uniformed officers accompanied by four plain-clothes detectives burst into Alan Barker's house. They stayed for hours, turning over rooms, seizing documents,...

McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook: Strategic Guidance for a Coordinated Approach to Effective Security and Emergency Management, Second Edition

by Kamien David

Featuring a foreword by Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook, 2e is the one-stop guide for any professional or student involved in counterterrorism,...

Terrorism, Risk and the Global City: Towards Urban Resilience

by Jon Coaffee

Published in 2003 and now revised, this book explores the changing nature of the terrorist threat against global cities in terms of tactics and targeting, and the challenge of developing city-wide managerial...

Threat Finance: Disconnecting the Lifeline of Organised Crime and Terrorism

by Dr Shima D. Keene

Criminal and terrorist organisations are increasingly targeting victims indiscriminately around the globe through white collar and violent crime to fund and pursue their goals. Furthermore, the current environment...

Knowing al-Qaeda: The Epistemology of Terrorism

by Christina Hellmich & Andreas Behnke

At a time when many studies are overly policy oriented and focused solely on security implications, this bookshelf essential presents a much needed account on the epistemic structures underlying the social construction...

The Bush Leadership, the Power of Ideas, and the War on Terror

by David B. MacDonald & Dirk Nabers

This volume explores the relationship between President George W. Bush's leadership, the administration's stated belief in the power of ideas (and the ideas of power) and its approach to the war on terror. Drawing...

How You Can Kill Al Qaeda: (In 3 Easy Steps)

by Howard Clark

Offering an alternative to conventional, ineffective methods of shutting down Al Qaeda, this handbook unlocks the secrets of the organization and provides a simple strategy for disempowering the terrorists via...