Encyclopedia of Terrorism (Facts on File Library of World History) - Hardcover

Cindy C. Combs; Martin Slann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816044554 ISBN 13: 9780816044559

Publisher: Facts on File, 2002

Synopsis

As recent aeroplane hijackings, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have shown, terrorism is an unfortunate reality that can have potentially devastating effects on governments, businesses and individuals. This encyclopaedia provides students, researchers, journalists and policy-makers with a survey of this growing problem. Over 300 entries, organized in A to Z format, offer treatments of the events, people, organizations and places that have figured prominently in international terrorism. Each entry is placed within its appropriate historical context to help readers understand the wide-ranging motivations behind terrorist actions. Also included in this volume is a chronology of terrorist activities that have occurred from 1945 to the present. Entries include: Aerial hijacking; Carlos the Jackal; Cyber-terrorism; Montana Freemen; Nuclear terrorism; Oklahoma City bombing; Sarin gas attacks; Usama Bin Laden; Unabomber; and USS Cole.

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Review

..".this is a good starter source for the high school and even advanced junior-high researcher."

About the Author

Cindy C. Combs is currently a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. She is the author of Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition and has lectured on terrorism around the world. Martin Slann is currently a professor of political science at Macon State University. He is the author of several widely used texts, including Introduction to Politics and Introduction to International Politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816044554
• ISBN 13: 9780816044559
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 339