Terrorism: Political Violence at Home and Abroad

By Ron Fridell

Terrorism has always been a problem in the world, but it really hit home in the United States with the first attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, and again with the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Author Ron Fridell explains what terrorism is, what motivates terrorists, and how their actions affect politics worldwide. He discusses the history and possible future of terrorism in the United States and throughout the world.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766016714
• ISBN13: 9780766016712
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

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Information for the 21st Century

Ron Fridell's book, Terrorism: Political Violence at Home and Abroad (2001), helps us understand the long history of terrorism, who terrorists are, why they do horrific acts of violence, how they operate, and how government agencies fight the war against terrorism. Mr. Fridell does not forget the victims of terrorism. In this book, he also tells about the search for victims and the subsequent building of memorials that followed both the 1995 bombing of Oklahoma City?s Murrah Federal Building and the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. Mr. Fridell?s book provides a responsible account of this important issue. He does not write to shock or frighten. Yet the clearly written information, appropriate for middle school, high school, and adult readers, serves to help Americans make informed decisions about our American way of life in the 21st century.