An anatomy of terror: a history of terrorism

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan, 2003Description: 400pISBN:
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Subject(s): Summary: A broadly chronological history of terrorism from ancient Greece to the early twenty-first century. Notes the long lasting influence of three of the world's major religions (Judaism, Chistianity and Islam) on the use of terror as a means of achieving and maintaining control. With chapters ranging from the Ku Klux Klan to Che Guevara, and the Mafia to Pol Pot this is a wide ranging study. The final chapters consider the future of terrorism.
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A broadly chronological history of terrorism from ancient Greece to the early twenty-first century. Notes the long lasting influence of three of the world's major religions (Judaism, Chistianity and Islam) on the use of terror as a means of achieving and maintaining control. With chapters ranging from the Ku Klux Klan to Che Guevara, and the Mafia to Pol Pot this is a wide ranging study. The final chapters consider the future of terrorism.

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