About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Understanding Terrorism: A Conceptual Review
Chapter 1: Defining Terrorism
Understanding Political Extremism
Formal and Informal Definitions
Objectives and Goals of Terrorism
Playing to the Audience: Objectives, Victims, and Constituencies
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?
The Political Violence Matrix
Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives and Ideological Origins
Historical Perspectives on Terrorism
Ideological Origins of Terrorism
September 11, 2001, and the New Terrorism
Chapter 3: Causes of Terrorist Violence
Political Violence as the Fruit of Injustice
Political Violence as Strategic Choice
Moral Justifications for Political Violence
Chapter 4: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media
Understanding the Role of the Media
A New Battleground: The War for the Information High Ground
Part II: Terrorist Environments
Chapter 5: Terrorism by the State
Perspectives on Terrorism by Governments
Domestic Terrorism by the State
Terrorism as Foreign Policy
Chapter 6: Terrorism by Dissidents
Perspectives on Violent Dissent
The Practice of Dissident Terrorism
Terrorist Targets and Weapons
Dissidents and the New Terrorism
Chapter 7: Religious Terrorism
Historical Perspectives on Religious Violence
The Practice of Religious Terrorism
Chapter 8: International Terrorism
Understanding International Terrorism
International Terrorist Networks
The International Dimension of the New Terrorism
Chapter 9: Domestic Terrorism in the United States
Are “Hate Crimes” in the United States Acts of Terrorism?
Left-Wing Extremism in the United States
Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States
Right-Wing Extremism in the United States
Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States
Understanding the Persistence of Violent Ideologies in the United States
Part III: The Terrorist Battleground
Chapter 10: Counterterrorism and the War on Terrorism
Operations Other Than War: Repressive Options
Operations Other Than War: Conciliatory Options
Chapter 11: Homeland Security
Homeland Security in Perspective
Homeland Security in the United States
Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland
Chapter 12: Future Trends and Projections
What Does the Future Hold?
Revisiting the War on Terrorism
Appendix: Map References
Glossary
Notes
Index