Democratic Development and Political Terrorism: The Global Perspective (Northeastern Series on Democratization and Political Develop) (The ... on Democratization and Political Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555536255 ISBN 13: 9781555536251

Publisher: Northeastern University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The September 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq raised questions about political terrorism on an international scale. This collection covers such topics as the root causes of terrorist acts, the relationship between authoritarian repression and terrorist movements, and the most effective foreign containment policies.

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Review

'The real strength of this volume is its global reach. It offers a superb overview of what contemporary political terrorism and the process of democratization means in and for every area of the world." --American Journal of Sociology

About the Author

William Crotty, editor of the Northeastern Series on Democratization and Political Development, is Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Public Life and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Northeastern University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The State of Democracy in America and The Politics of Political Assassinations, and the editor of The Politics of Terror: The U.S. Response to 9/11, also published by Northeastern University Press. He lives in the Boston area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1555536255
• ISBN 13: 9781555536251
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Crotty William J.