Encyclopaedia Of International Terrorism

The Sole Aim Of Life Is To Live Harmoniously With The Universe And To Being One With Its Eternal Laws. A New Face Of International Terrorism Emerged With The Recent Violent Attacks On America S World Trade Centre And Pentagon On 11 Sept.2001. The Suicide Squad Hijacked The Planes And Used Them As Bomb, Collapsing The Twin Towers Of Wtc And Partially Damaging The Pentagon. The Death Toll Being Thousands Of Innocent People And Property Loss Of Thousands Of Billions Dollars.This Work, In Four Volumes, Is Designed To Bring Together Vital Information On All Major Issues Of Terrorism As The Topic Has Become More Debatable In The Context Of Recent Findings Of Experts In The Field, This Work Will Prove Of Utmost Use For Academics, Members Of Police And Judiciary, And Persons Concerned To Disaster Management Groups Besides The General Readers.

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This timely reference book places the growing 20th century phenomenon of terrorism in an historical context. Starting with the use of assassination in Ancient Greece and including the recent bombing of the American military complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, this encyclopedia covers the globe in its presentation of all aspects of terrorism: history, theories of, types of, and responses to, as well methods and techniques. There is a chronology of major terrorist events from 1945, an A to Z listing of terrorist groups and leaders, a select bibliography, and indexes (general, name, and geographical).

Offers more than three hundred alphabetically arranged entries covering the people, organizations, events, and places associated with international terrorism and terrorist activities.

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A valuable, up-to-date reference tool for understanding the latest developments in national and international terrorism—one of the most pressing security challenges facing the world today. Terrorism has emerged as one of the main foreign and national policy challenges of the 21st century. Encyclopedia of Terrorism provides comprehensive coverage of the events, individuals, groups, incidents, and trends in terrorism in the modern era. This essential work presents accurate, concise, and crucial information on developments since the watershed events of September 11, 2001, providing readers with an invaluable reference tool for understanding major developments that have occurred in domestic and international terrorism. The work is fully cross-referenced to provide a comprehensive research tool for high school students, academics, security analysts, and other readers interested in the study of terrorism.

The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the bombings overseas have shown that—despite the "War on Terror"—terrorism is still very much a part of daily life for many individuals. Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third Edition provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 330 entries organized in an easily accessible, A-to-Z format offer comprehensive treatments of the events, people, organizations, and places that have played a major role in international terrorism. Each entry is placed within its appropriate historical context to help readers understand the wide-ranging motivations behind terrorist actions. New and updated entries include: Islamic State mass shootings narco-terrorism Paris attacks Pulse nightclub terrorist attack right-wing terrorism San Bernardino attacks school site analysis siege of the U.S. Capitol Special Projects Team-Special Air Service (SAS) state-sponsored terrorism white supremacist groups