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008			151127s2016 enka 001 0 eng
020			_a9780199607853
040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
082	0		_a363.325
100	1		_92750 _aEnglish, Richard
245	1	0	_aDoes terrorism work? : _ba history / _cRichard English.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2016.
300			_axv, 350 p. : _bill. b&w ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Ch. 1. Jihadist Terror: The Case of al-Qaida -- Ch. 2. Ireland and the Provisional IRA -- Ch. 3. Hamas and Palestinian Terrorism -- Ch. 4. Basque Terrorism, ETA, and the Spanish State -- Conclusion.
526			_aTerrorism is one of the most significant security threats that we face in the twenty-first century. Not surprisingly, there is now a plethora of books on the subject, offering definitions of what terrorism is and proffering advice on what causes it and how states should react to it. But one of the most important questions about terrorism has, until now, been left remarkably under-scrutinized: does it work? Richard English now brings thirty years of professional expertise studying terrorism to the task of answering this complex - and controversial - question. Focussing principally on four of the most significant terrorist organizations of the last fifty years (al-Qaida, the Provisional IRA, Hamas, and ETA), and using a wealth of interview material with former terrorists as well as those involved in counter-terrorism, he argues that we need a far more honest understanding of the degree to which terrorism actually works - as well as a more nuanced insight into the precise ways in which it does so. Only then can we begin to grapple more effectively with what has become one of the most challenging and eye-catching issues of our time.
650		0	_9267 _aTerrorism
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