Physical Description:print xxiv, 495 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publisher:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-477) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The nature of terrorism -- Theories of aggression and terrorism -- A brief history of terrorism -- Two trajectories of humankind : globalization or clash? -- Religion, the state and terrorism -- Nonreligious extremism and terrorism -- Technology and terrorism -- Terrorism throughout the world -- Responses to terrorism -- Fear of terrorism -- Preventing terrorism : short-term approaches -- Preventing terrorism : long-term strategies -- Balancing security and rights to liberty and privacy -- Toward a safer and saner 21st century.