Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues

By Gus Martin

Book Overview

" Gus Martin] has expertly curated the most important topics and sources in the field and put them together in an ideal manner to assist students in understanding the breadth and complexity of modern-day terrorism. Coupled with the instructor and student resources, this text is a perfect introduction to the field."

--Ryan Vogel, Director of National Security Studies, Utah Valley University

Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues offers a multidisciplinary, comprehensive exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the expressions and underlying causes of terrorism.

The Sixth Edition has been updated with new information on terrorist attacks and organizations, as well as key topics such as failed states, the lone-wolf model, state terrorism, human rights violations, and cyberterrorism. Discussion of policies and counterterrorism has been augmented to help students understand the challenges, perspectives, and issues relevant to terrorism today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506385818
• ISBN13: 9781506385815
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Good Collection of Articles on Terrorism

I got this book for a college course. A good collection of articles on terrorism related stuff.

Terrorism and its history

This book is a terrific intro to terrorism and its history, but more than that it really depends on what you hope to achieve by reading this book. If this book has been assigned by a professor, you are on your way to a fundamental understanding of terrorism and its consequences, root causes, etc. If you are reading this book for leisure, with no lecture/seminar accompanying it, then it is a good read but not as worthwhile. I would recommend books by the pre-eminent scholars of terrorism like Bruce Hoffman, and his mentor Walter Lacquer.

An excellent purchase for both college-level reference holdings and for assigned reading for courses

The second updated edition of UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM: CHALLENGES, PERSPECTIVES, AND ISSUES is an excellent purchase for both college-level reference holdings and for assigned reading for college-level courses on social issues. Added here is a new chapter on religious terrorism, reviews of new material on gender terrorism and criminal businesses, updates on pedagogy, and a format which includes test questions, amps from the book, and more on both a CD-ROM and an accompanying web site. Plenty of examples from events around the world pepper surveys which cover the politics, economics, and social foundations of international terrorist experiences. Diane C. Donovan, Editor California Bookwatch