Terrorism, armed struggle

This collection of essays offers a fresh perspective on the definition and origins of terrorism, broadening the field to include slave revolts and urban tensions, and considering how the "e;war on terrorism"e; had already matured by 1870 as a way to justify often bloody campaigns against labor unions, nationalist freedom fighters, and reformers.

This book offers original essays on the subject of evil in international relations.

This book examines the manner by which the just war tradition has been invoked, engaged and developed in the context of the war on terror, paying particular attention to the questions of anticipatory war, humanitarian intervention, and punitive war.

This book compares rebel media use in three Mesoamerican rebellions: the Nicaraguan Revolution, the Salvadoran civil war and the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico.

This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11.

This book examines the political exigencies facing both the US and the Chinese Communist Party during the decisive years of the Chinese Civil War.

Terrorism is often seen as a Middle Eastern problem and terrorists are often perceived as only having a Muslim background.

Robert Rozehnal traces the ritual practices and identity politics of a contemporary Sufi order in Pakistan: the Chishti Sabris.

This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin America, and the violent struggle for political power that has defined Latin American history since independence.

A collection of multiple perspectives on the "e;war on terror"e; and the new imperialism.

Values and Weapons looks at the determinants of legitimacy for using military force in the US and Europe.

This book addresses the ongoing conflict among Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs from a philosophical perspective.

This book offers a thoughtful analysis of the international and domestic political impact of the global war on terrorism through the prism of US security relations in the wake of 9/11.

Will the twenty-first century see terrorist fingers on the nuclear trigger?

Sudan, the largest country in Africa, became independent in 1956, to find it had a foot in both the Arab Muslim and the Black African camps.

This book shows how France and Britain are leaders in EU security and defense policy, and explains why both states need each other in this policy area.

The advent of the twenty-first century was marked by a succession of conflicts and catastrophes that demanded unrestrained journalism.

Written by leading authorities from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America, this groundbreaking volume offers the first truly global and critical perspective on human security in the post 9/11 world.

This lucid and original work argues for a new style of political leadership, one which pays deliberate and sophisticated attention to the emotional dynamics of the public.

This book takes forward the existing state of academic understanding where security and technology intersect.

The book examines how the Belfast Agreement came about and its effect on unionism, nationalism, the paramilitaries, electoral support for local parties and the constitutional position of Northern Ireland.

Why do the Chinese sometimes speak out against U.

Discussing the UK experience in the 'war on terror', this book critically analyses the discourse of 'war' and ideas of the politics of panic, as well as forensically analyzing the effectiveness of counter-terrorist policies such as intelligence gathering and processing, counter-terrorist finance and public order.

This book examines the practice of urban resilience past and present, drawing on deeper global historical sources and detailed case-studies of contemporary Britain.

Northern Ireland's Belfast Agreement has faced continual crises of implementation over a variety of security related issues.

Violent politics in Northern Ireland has lasted thirty years and cost four thousand lives and billions of pounds.

Europe Confronts Terrorism examines the institutional, political, security and reforms that have taken place in Europe since the catastrophic terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001.

The spectre of revolution and the nature of radicalism in Britain from the late eighteenth century through to the age of the Chartists has for some time engaged the interest of scholars and been the topic of much debate.

The West's Road to 9/11 offers a detailed explanation of the handling of the challenge of terrorism by the USA, the UK and the West over the last thirty years.

This study describes the diverse experiences and political opinions of the colonial Anglican clergy during the American Revolution.

This book focuses on a key period in Latin American history, the transition from colonial status, via the revolutions for independence, to national organization.

Kirsty Carpenter puts a human face on the victims of revolutionary legislation.

Much is known about the media's role in conflict, but far less is known about the media's role in peace.

Rethinking the Roots of Terrorism seeks to explain why terrorism occurs.

The authors show that with violent conflict in the developing world as the critical issue for the twenty-first century, and conflict prevention a central security problem for the developed and developing world, self-determination movements can only be understood, and conflict prevented, in the context of global economic and cultural forces

The book is part of a wider study of the management of contemporary peace processes and has a strong comparative theme.

This collection reflects on the significance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks for the transatlantic alliance.

Hampson describes how the French Revolution, which seemed to promise an era of Franco-British partnership, led to an even more bitter estrangement between the two nations.

This book consists of a series of interrelated chapters analyzing why Iran, among all countries, has seen so many revolutionary movements in the past century; the degree to which its religion, Shi'ism, is revolutionary; and the history of revolutionary and resistance movements in the modern Muslim world.

The present book is about instability and conflict in the Middle East at a time when many still believe that peace between the Arabs and Israel will bring an end to all problems in the region.

The abduction of Western citizens by Hizb'Allah was motivated either by internal organisational requirements or in alignment with Syrian and Iranian interests, and mechanisms for the resolution of the hostage-crisis were subject to continuous interaction between Hizb'Allah, Iran, and Syria influenced by internal Lebanese, regional, and international events.

This book explores the nature and scope of the 1830 French revolution.

The Iranian Connection is the network of embassies and diplomatic staffs spread throughout the world that support Islamic Fundamentalist terrorism, controlled by 'Dept 15', in Tehran, the Iranian government denying all implication.

A comprehensive analysis of the role that prison policy can play in the reduction of terrorism, this book examines the experience of three western Europe jurisdictions: Northern Ireland, Italy and the Spanish Basque Country.

The author examines the factors which influence terrorists' target selection.

The book examines the dynamic of West European terrorism and counter-terrorism as it has evolved since the late 1960s.

This study examines a political-military tradition in sub-Saharan Africa which has survived colonialism as well as the Cold War.

Saudi Arabia influences American policy through both conventional and unconventional methods, all due to the petro-dollars that have been generated from America's addiction to foreign oil.

The collapse of the imperial regime excited Russian intellectuals of all political persuasions.

With a communicative approach to the phenomenon of terrorism and new archival sources, the book documents Meinhof's journalism and terrorism (1959-1976) and challenges many of the established narratives that have calcified around the story of Meinhof and the history of Germany's most infamous terrorist group.