Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third EditionInfobase Holdings, Inc, 2021 M08 1 - 432 páginas 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. Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third Edition provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 330 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. New and updated entries include:
|
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 89
... action. The military alternatives remained unappealing to them. The transition to the new Bush administration in late 2000 and early 2001 took place with the Cole issue still pending. President George W. Bush and his chief advisers ...
... Action officers should have been able to draw on all available knowledge about al-Qaeda in the government. Management ... actions to improve homeland security, the commission concluded that the United States is safer today, it also noted ...
... Action Direct would together attack the multinational structures of NATO. Shortly after this, assassins killed the general in charge of French arms sales and a West German defense industrialist. On August 8, 1985, two Americans were ...
... actions and racist beliefs, Amin's forces tortured and killed 100,000 to 300,000 Ugandans during his reign. A joint ... action against the Mau Mau revolt in Kenya in the mid1950s. Following Uganda's independence in 1962, he became ...
... actions are broadcast through the media to a much larger audience than would be available on the spot where the action is occurring. For instance, insurgents carried out rural guerrilla warfare in several countries, including Angola and ...