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    The history of terrorism : from antiquity to ISIS / edited by Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin.

    Contributor(s): Chaliand, Gérard, 1934- [editor.] | Blin, Arnaud [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Updated edition with a new preface and final chapterDescription: xxxvi, 499 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0520292502; 9780520292505Other title: From antiquity to ISISSubject(s): Terrorism -- History | TerrorismGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 363.32509 LOC classification: HV6431 | .H5713 2016
    Contents:
    Terrorism as a strategy of insurgency / Ariel Merari -- Zealots and assassins / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Manifestations of terror through the ages / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- The invention of modern terror / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Anarchist terrorists of the nineteenth century / Olivier Hubac-Occhipinto -- Russian terrorism, 1878-1908 / Yves Ternon -- The "golden age" of terrorism / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Lenin, Stalin, and state terrorism / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Terrorism in time of war : from World War II to the wars of national liberation / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- From 1968 to radical Islam / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- The roots of Islamic radicalism / Philippe Migaux -- Al Qaeda / Philippe Migaux -- The future of the Islamist movement / Philippe Migaux -- Suicide operations : between war and terrorism / François Géré -- The United States confronting terrorism / Arnaud Blin -- Terrorism in Southeast Asia : threat and response / Rohan Gunaratna -- Jihadism in the age of ISIS / Gérard Chaliand.
    Summary: "This...work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, threats, and reprisals. [Specialists] on the subject examine terrorism’s complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, contributors go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, 'resistance' terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. This updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing the rise of ISIS and key events such as the 2015 Paris attacks."-- Back cover.
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-465) and index.

    Terrorism as a strategy of insurgency / Ariel Merari -- Zealots and assassins / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Manifestations of terror through the ages / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- The invention of modern terror / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Anarchist terrorists of the nineteenth century / Olivier Hubac-Occhipinto -- Russian terrorism, 1878-1908 / Yves Ternon -- The "golden age" of terrorism / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Lenin, Stalin, and state terrorism / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Terrorism in time of war : from World War II to the wars of national liberation / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- From 1968 to radical Islam / Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- The roots of Islamic radicalism / Philippe Migaux -- Al Qaeda / Philippe Migaux -- The future of the Islamist movement / Philippe Migaux -- Suicide operations : between war and terrorism / François Géré -- The United States confronting terrorism / Arnaud Blin -- Terrorism in Southeast Asia : threat and response / Rohan Gunaratna -- Jihadism in the age of ISIS / Gérard Chaliand.

    "This...work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, threats, and reprisals. [Specialists] on the subject examine terrorism’s complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, contributors go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, 'resistance' terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. This updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing the rise of ISIS and key events such as the 2015 Paris attacks."-- Back cover.

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