Terrorism and Counterterrorism: International Student Edition - Softcover

Nacos, Brigitte L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367147521 ISBN 13: 9780367147525

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the age of ISIS/ISIL, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates this form of political violence in an international and American context and in light of new and historical trends. In this comprehensive and highly readable text, renowned expert Brigitte Nacos clearly defines terrorism’s diverse causes, actors, and strategies; outlines anti- and counterterrorist responses; and highlights terrorism’s relationship with the public and media. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to the field’s main debates and helps them critically assess our understanding of, and our strategies for, addressing this complex and enduring issue.

New to the Sixth Edition

• Additions to terrorist developments since 2016 including the rise and decline of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

• A significant expansion of the analysis of intelligence gathering and the growth of the U.S. intelligence community in the post-9/11 era.

• Discussion of increasing activities of extremist groups in the so-called alt-right and the antifa movement in the U.S. and abroad.

• More explanations for the making of terrorists, including rational choice theory and new research revealing childhood trauma as a risk factor.

• An enlarged chapter on women and children in terrorism to include suicide missions as family projects.

• A new section on human rights violations in counterterrorism.

About this title

About the Author:

Brigitte L. Nacos teaches political science at Columbia University and was a long-time U.S. correspondent for newspapers in Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0367147521
• ISBN 13: 9780367147525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 448