Terrorism, Armed Struggle

As the twenty-first century unfolds society is confronted with the normalization of warfare and political violence and their growing allure for the...

The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destin...

This thoughtful text demonstrates how the mass media constructs a politics of fear in the United States. Using a social interactionist perspective,...

This compelling book offers a unique glimpse into the motivations of suicide bombers, especially women and children, and those who recruit and disp...

The last two years have witnessed deterioration in the global security situation characterised by increasing tensions among major powers. The threa...

Terrorism is one of the primary concerns of the modern world and is increasingly becoming a major factor in all international relations in the 21st...

Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the ...

The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destin...

Comparative political study of the Middle East got off to a late start. Unlike any previous studies in comparative politics, this book, first publi...

It has often been argued that Arab states are arbitrary political creations, lacking historical or present legitimacy. This book, first published i...

The Islamic resistance movement ‘Hamas’ is, arguably, one of the most important Palestinian organizations in recent decades. Since Hamas' establish...

This book, first published in 1987, examines British, American and Israeli practices in the Middle East. It explains these countries’ attitudes in ...

This volume by acclaimed war reporter Clare Hollingworth , first published in 1952, surveys the politics of an area which has produced, and is like...

Although there has been an increase in research on terrorism across the social and behavioural sciences in the past few decades, until recently mos...

Few regions of the world are as politically turbulent as the Middle East, and nowhere is the potential for superpower conflict greater. How does th...

Cyber security has become a focal point for conflicting domestic and international interests, and increasingly for the projection of state power. T...

Even up to the eve of the civil war, some observers saw the Lebanese system as essentially stable, and exhibiting some of the virtues of liberty an...

This volume, first published in 1987, is devoted to a discussion of interrelations of the economic base with the cultural, social and political str...

The past decade has seen a marked policy focus upon Bangladesh, home to nearly 150 million Muslims; it has attracted the attention of the world due...

Egypt was the first Arabic-speaking country to throw off the yoke of Turkish rule, with an attendant growth in European influence. The impact of th...

For a long time the understanding of the Palestinian question has been dominated by the views offered by the Arab governments on the Israeli establ...

This bibliography, first published in 1990, is a result of a quarter-century professional and personal relationship between two academics intereste...

Whether possessed by a state or non-state actor, the specter of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), and more specifically, nuclear weapons and thei...

The war on terror did not start after 9/11, rather its origins must be traced back much further to the Reagan administration and the 1980s. Utilizi...

As the reality of a food deficit emerged in the Middle East, rural society and the agricultural sector – once viewed as peripheral to national deve...

The invasion of Lebanon was the culmination of an extraordinary change which New Zionism created in Israel’s foreign policy system. This book, firs...

This volume, first published in 1982, provides a comprehensive analysis of the problems affecting the interests of the Western Alliance (the North ...

With all new and expanded chapters, the third edition provides an in-depth look at how terrorists exploit mass media to get attention, spread fear ...

The subject matter of this book, first published in 1971, is not less relevant, though less familiar, than the military adventures of Israel. For t...

Since the turn of the century much has happened in politics, governments, spying, technology, global business, mobile communications, and global co...

The large and rapidly increasing Muslim population of the USSR put an immense strain on the Soviet political system, dominated as it is by Russians...

This book consists of western, primarily English, language sources published through 1988 and early 1989 concerning foreign policy toward the Middl...

This volume by acclaimed war reporter Clare Hollingworth , first published in 1952, surveys the politics of an area which has produced, and is like...

The symbolic value of targets is what differentiates terrorism from other forms of extreme violence. Terrorism is designed to inflict deep psycholo...

The subject matter of this book, first published in 1971, is not less relevant, though less familiar, than the military adventures of Israel. For t...

The symbolic value of targets is what differentiates terrorism from other forms of extreme violence. Terrorism is designed to inflict deep psycholo...

In the era of war on terror, the term terror has tended to be applied to its sudden eruptions in the metropolises of the global north. This volume ...

The nexus between terrorism and organised crime consists of a strategic alliance between two non-state actors who are able to exploit illegal marke...

The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the greatest threats to world peace today. Yet for all the importance and passion of this conflict very little ...

Studies have demonstrated that choices in the use of language convey information that goes beyond the content of the words themselves. In many case...

Whether possessed by a state or non-state actor, the specter of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), and more specifically, nuclear weapons and thei...

As the reality of a food deficit emerged in the Middle East, rural society and the agricultural sector – once viewed as peripheral to national deve...

Recent debates in security policy have highlighted trends towards fragmentation, informalisation and privatisation in the diverse field of security...

Egypt was the first Arabic-speaking country to throw off the yoke of Turkish rule, with an attendant growth in European influence. The impact of th...

Foreign policy success or failure is often attributed to the role of leadership. This volume explores the relationship between President George W. ...

In recent years questions of ethical responsibility and justice in war have become increasingly significant in international relations. This focus ...

Few regions of the world are as politically turbulent as the Middle East, and nowhere is the potential for superpower conflict greater. How does th...

This volume provides an overview of intervention and management strategies for dealing with terrorist and extremist offenders in prisons. The manag...