The history of terrorism : from antiquity to ISIS /
From antiquity to ISIS
edited by Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin.
- Updated edition with a new preface and final chapter.
- xxxvi, 499 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-465) and index.
Terrorism as a strategy of insurgency / Zealots and assassins / Manifestations of terror through the ages / The invention of modern terror / Anarchist terrorists of the nineteenth century / Russian terrorism, 1878-1908 / The "golden age" of terrorism / Lenin, Stalin, and state terrorism / Terrorism in time of war : from World War II to the wars of national liberation / From 1968 to radical Islam / The roots of Islamic radicalism / Al Qaeda / The future of the Islamist movement / Suicide operations : between war and terrorism / The United States confronting terrorism / Terrorism in Southeast Asia : threat and response / Jihadism in the age of ISIS / Ariel Merari -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Olivier Hubac-Occhipinto -- Yves Ternon -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Gérard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin -- Philippe Migaux -- Philippe Migaux -- Philippe Migaux -- François Géré -- Arnaud Blin -- Rohan Gunaratna -- 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."--