Encyclopedia of Terrorism - 2nd Revised Edition (Facts on File) (...

Pages: 512
Publisher: Facts on File; 2 Revised edition (March 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816062773
ISBN-13: 978-0816062775

The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the bombings overseas have shown that - despite the "War on Terror" - terrorism is still very much a part of daily life for many individuals. Thoroughly updated and expanded by terrorism experts, "Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Revised Edition" provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 350 entries organized in an easily accessible, A-to-Z format offer comprehensive treatments of the events, people, organizations, and places that have played a major role in international terrorism. Each entry is placed within its appropriate historical context to help readers understand the wide-ranging motivations behind terrorist actions. Also included in this timely volume is a chronology of terrorist events that have occurred from 1945 to the present. New and updated entries include: Army of God; Osama bin Laden; Cyberterrorism; Darfur; Hamas; Saddam Hussein; Militias in the United States; The 9/11 Commission Report; Oklahoma City bombing; Al-Qaeda; USA Patriot Act; and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

About the Author

Cindy C. Combs is currently a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. She is the author of Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition and has lectured on terrorism around the world. Martin Slann is currently a professor of political science at Macon State University. He is the author of several widely used texts, including Introduction to Politics and Introduction to International Politics.