The terrorism lectures : a comprehensive collection for students of terrorism, counterterrorism, and national security / James J.F. Forest.

Delve into the history of terrorism, its root causes, its many forms and organizations, as well as the frameworks that analysts use to determine the scope of a terrorist threat. "The Terrorism Lectures is a collection of timely and engaging lessons directly from the classroom of terrorism expert Dr....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forest, James J. F.
Language:English
Published: Santa Ana, CA : Nortia Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:xiii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Ia 4500
001 in00005073287
003 OCoLC
005 20220616050114.0
008 111005t20122012caua b 001 0 eng d
020 |a 9780984225293 
020 |a 0984225293 
035 |a (CaEvSKY)sky250490322 
035 |a (OCoLC)829720641 
040 |a BTCTA  |b eng  |c BTCTA  |d YDXCP  |d BDX  |d BWX  |d ULN  |d UtOrBLW 
049 |a EEMR 
090 |a HV6431  |b .F665 2012 
100 1 |a Forest, James J. F.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97117838 
245 1 4 |a The terrorism lectures :  |b a comprehensive collection for students of terrorism, counterterrorism, and national security /  |c James J.F. Forest. 
260 |a Santa Ana, CA :  |b Nortia Press,  |c [2012], ©2012. 
300 |a xiii, 409 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 23 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
505 0 |a Part I: Definitions and Historical Frameworks. An Introduction to Terrorism: Terms, Definitions and the Quest for Power ; Surfing the Historical "Waves" of Terrorism ; Terrorist Groups as Learning Organizations. -- Part II: Underlying Contexts that Motivate and Facilitate Terrorism ; Grievances and Opportunities: An Introduction ; Radicalization ; Media and the Internet ; Economic Dimensions ; Financial and Criminal Dimensions ; Political Dimensions. -- Part III: Terrorist Group Ideologies and Strategies. Ethnonationalist/Separatist Terrorism ; Left-Wing Terrorism ; Right-Wing Terrorism ; Religious Terrorism ; Al-Qaeda, Part 1: History and Evolution ; Al-Qaeda, Part 2: Ideology and Targeting Strategies. -- Part IV: The Worst Weapons of Terrorism. Suicide Bombings ; Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Introduction ; Assessing the WMD Terrorist Threat. -- Part V: Concluding Thoughts. The Future of Terrorism. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a Delve into the history of terrorism, its root causes, its many forms and organizations, as well as the frameworks that analysts use to determine the scope of a terrorist threat. 
520 |a "The Terrorism Lectures is a collection of timely and engaging lessons directly from the classroom of terrorism expert Dr. James J. F. Forest. The book and accompanying online materials delve into the history of terrorism, its root causes, its many forms and organizations, as well as the frameworks that analysts use to determine the scope of a terrorist threat."--Publisher's website. 
650 0 |a Terrorism  |x Prevention.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007517 
650 0 |a Terrorism  |v Case studies.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010116117 
650 0 |a Terrorism  |x History  |y 20th century.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010116138 
650 0 |a Terrorism  |x History  |y 21st century.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010116374 
907 |y .b97649673  |b 210716  |c 121026 
998 |a rs  |b 121203  |c m  |d a   |e -  |f eng  |g cau  |h 4  |i 2 
999 f f |i 3360b99f-0b41-507c-970d-1aaace63d7f9  |s 874da9ef-16e5-5604-aa61-b3995524362c  |t 0 
952 f f |p Can Circulate  |a Michigan State University-Library of Michigan  |b Michigan State University  |c MSU Remote Storage  |d MSU Remote Storage  |t 0  |e HV6431 .F665 2012  |h Library of Congress classification  |i Printed Material  |m 31293032750832  |n 1