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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony Richards (Reader in Terrorism Studies, Reader in Terrorism Studies, University of East London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.446kg ISBN: 9780198746966ISBN 10: 0198746962 Pages: 186 Publication Date: 24 September 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Importance of an Agreed Definition of Terrorism 3: The Evolution of the Definitional Debate - The Policymaking Perspective 4: The Meaning of Terrorism - An Academic Perspective 5: Three Preliminary Assumptions When Approaching the Conceptualization of Terrorism 6: Implications of the Assumption that Non-Civilians and Combatants Can Also Be Victims of Terrorism 7: What Terrorism Is Not 8: Drawing a Distinction Between Political 'Terror' and 'Terrorism' 9: Further Potential Components of a Definition of Terrorism 10: ConclusionReviewsIn a world in which terrorist events have become a daily norm, Anthony Richards offers a succinct and objective approach to the definition of terrorism. His purpose-based conception is a real step closer to and should become a central part of a long overdue and universally agreed definition. Lord Carlile of Berriew, former Independent Reviewer of UK Terrorism Legislation. An impressively serious-minded and compelling study of an enduringly vital issue. An important book, and one which deserves to be widely read. Richard English, University of St Andrews Author InformationAnthony Richards is a Reader in Terrorism Studies in the School of Business and Law at the University of East London, where he teaches on the MSc Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Critical Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism modules. He is the lead editor for the volume Terrorism and the Olympics: Major Event Security and Lessons for the Future (London: Routledge, 2011), and has published on a wide variety of other terrorist related themes including radicalisation and extremism, UK counter-terrorism, British public and Muslim attitudes towards both terrorism and UK counter-terrorism, homeland security, and terrorism in Northern Ireland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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