Confronting Apocalyptic Terrorism: Lessons from France and Japan
Journal abstract Terrorists who believe they have a role to play in bringing about the apocalypse pose a serious threat to countries around the world. In their quest to eradicate[…]
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Caribbean Taliban: Cuban American Terrorism in the 1970s
Journal abstract Most scholars have not taken Cuban-American terrorism in the 1970s seriously, despite the unprecedented campaign of terror it unleashed. Borrowing a framework of self-identity usually applied to other[…]
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Testing Transitions: Extremist Prisoners Re-Entering Indonesian Society
Journal abstract Readjusting to society after a prolonged period of detention is fraught with emotional and practical challenges. When recently released prisoners convicted of terrorism offenses focus on rebuilding their[…]
Pakistan: The Taliban, Al Qaeda, and the Rise of Terrorism
Publisher’s description This single-volume work documents Pakistan’s troubled history, which has led to current global insecurities and created a breeding ground for radical insurgency and terrorism. Why is the volatile[…]
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Dissident Irish Republicanism
Publisher’s description In the decade following the Good Friday Agreement (1998), dissident Irish Republicanism has survived as an ideology, a form of politics, and violent action. This collection of essays[…]
Invisible Martyrs: Inside the Secret World of Female Islamic Radicals
Publisher’s description Farhana Qazi draws on her background as a pioneering counterterrorism professional and a devout Muslim to offer an insider’s view of what drives girls and women to join[…]
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The Troubles in Northern Ireland and Theories of Social Movements
Publisher’s description This volume focuses on a number of research questions, drawn from social movement scholarship: How does nonviolent mobilisation emerge and persist in deeply divided societies? What are the[…]
Understanding Suicide Terrorism: Psychosocial Dynamics
Publisher’s description The book is a comprehensive compilation of articles by experts in the field of suicide terrorism from across the world and across disciplines with a focus on suicide[…]
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Martyrdom and Terrorism: Pre-Modern to Contemporary Perspectives
Publisher’s description In recent years, terrorism has become closely associated with martyrdom in the minds of many terrorists and in the view of nations around the world. In Islam, martyrdom[…]
The Smile of the Human Bomb: New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism
Publisher’s description In 2017, nearly six thousand people were killed in suicide attacks across the world. In The Smile of the Human Bomb, Gideon Aran dissects the moral logic of[…]
Confronting Apocalyptic Terrorism: Lessons from France and Japan15 February, 2019
Caribbean Taliban: Cuban American Terrorism in the 1970s13 February, 2019- Testing Transitions: Extremist Prisoners Re-Entering Indonesian Society8 February, 2019
Pakistan: The Taliban, Al Qaeda, and the Rise of Terrorism6 February, 2019