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Title:
Terrorism : a critical introduction / Richard Jackson [and others].
Author:
Jackson, Richard, 1967-
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Publication Information:
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Call Number:
HV6431 .T4593 2011
Abstract:
In the years since 9/11, terrorism has been transformed into an issue of global significance. Terrorism and the war on terror has affected virtually every aspect of modern life, and a precise understanding of terrorism is now more important - and contentious - than ever. This innovative text provides a much-needed critical introduction to terrorism. Cutting-edge research on contemporary issues is combined with new insights into long-debated issues such as the definition of terrorism, the nature of the terrorist threat and counter-terrorism strategies. Showing that the methods we adopt as well as the material we study are vital for a clear understanding of the subject, this text goes beyond traditional IR approaches to rethink popular beliefs and assumptions about terrorism. Taking a genuinely global and integrated approach, this book is an ideal entry into the study of terrorism. -- Back cover.
ISBN:
9780230221178

9780230221185
Physical Description:
xv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents:
pt. I. The study of terrorism. 1. The orthodox study of terrorism : Terrorology and the terrorism industry ; The limitations of orthodox approaches to terrorism ; Knowledge, power and problem-solving theory ; The myths of political terrorism -- 2. Critical approaches to terrorism studies : Critical approaches to terrorism ; The critical turn and CTS ; A critical research agenda -- 3. The cultural construction of terrorism : The role of the media in terrorism ; Terrorism in popular culture ; 9/11 and the construction of a social narrative ; Terrorism and national identity -- 4. Bringing gender into the study of terrorism : Key terms and concepts ; Masculinity, hypermasculinity and political violence ; Heteronormativity and the sexualization of terrorism ; Female combatants: pawns, victims or agents? ; Gender based violence: sexual terror and rape as a war crime.

pt. II. Key issues. 5. Conceptualizing terrorism : The definitional quagmire ; Common mistakes in defining terrorism ; The politics of labelling ; Some characteristics of political terror ; The ontological limits of terrorism -- 6. Reconsidering the terrorism threat : Assessing the terrorism threat ; Explaining the terror of terrorism -- 7. Types of terrorism : The categories of terrorism studies ; Evaluating categories of terrorism ; Is the new terrorism really new? ; How religious is religious terrorism? -- 8. Understanding state terrorism : Conceptualizing state terrorism ; An overview of state terrorism ; State terrorism: aims, methods and types -- 9. The causes of non-state terrorism : Thinking critically about causation ; some prevalent myths ; Macro-level explanations ; From macro- to meso- and micro-level explanations ; Explaining and understanding suicide bombing -- 10. Responding to non-state terrorism : Counter-terrorism approaches ; Key issues in contemporary counter-terrorism ; A critical assessment of counter-terrorism -- 11. Assessing the war on terrorism : An overview of a global anti-terror campaign ; Assessing the war on terrorism ; Explaining the war on terrorism.
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