The Terrorism Reader (Routledge Readers in History)

The Terrorism Reader explores all aspects of terrorism from its definition, its psychological and sociological effects, and the surrounding legal and ethical issues, to counter-terrorism. It illustrates the growth and variety of terrorism with a series of twelve case studies from four continents including: * ETA and Spain* the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia* the Liberation Tigers in Sri Lanka* the IRA and UFF in Northern Ireland* the Shining Path in Peru* the Quaddafi Regime in Libya. This updated second edition contains a chapter on the Taliban and the al-Qaida terror network, as well as material on George W. Bush's war against terrorism. This key book draws together material from a variety of experts and makes their opinions on terrorism easily accessible, allowing understanding, conjecture and debate.