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Rethinking Terrorism

Terrorism, Violence and the State

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Rethinking Terrorism

Terrorism, Violence and the State

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Description

A major new text on terrorism in the contemporary world. Terrorism, Colin Wight argues, is not only a form of political violence but also a form of political communication and can only be understood - and countered effectively - in the context of its relationship to the state.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Owning Violence: A History of the Modern Nation State
3. The Modern State
4. Political Dissent
5. Political Violence: Situating Terrorism
6. State Terrorism
7. Terrorism: Justifications and Explanations
8. Terrorism: Types, Effects, and Organisation
9. Contemporary Terrorism and the War on Terror
10. Conclusion: Rethinking Terrorism.

Product details

Published 28 Aug 2015
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 272
ISBN 9780230573765
Imprint Red Globe Press
Dimensions Not specified
Series Rethinking World Politics
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Colin Wight

Colin Wight is Professor of Government and Interna…

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