Contemporary Terror
Author | : David Carlton |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015-06-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317424314 |
ISBN-13 | : 131742431X |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: First published in 1981, this book contains papers on terrorism, presented to the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO). The subject is a complex one as ‘one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom-fighter’. No simple solution exist to the threat to domestic and international stability posed by the increased use of violence employed by various politically-motivated groups, challenging the authority of sovereign states. Many of the world’s leading authorities on terrorism and sub-state violence are among the contributors here, including J. Bowyer Bell, Jillian Becker, and Alessandro Silj, and participants come from a wide range of countries and professions. This book will be of interest to students of conflict and international relations, as well as policy-makers at many levels, and the general public in many countries.