Playing Politics with Terrorism: A User's Guide (Columbia/Hurst)

By George Kassimeris

Book Overview

Governments are determined to protect the public by rooting out terrorists and bringing them to justice, but in dealing with extremism, governments often violate citizens' individual civil liberties. This volume demonstrates that the realities of our post-9/11 world are not necessarily new.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231700008
• ISBN13: 9780231700009
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher