The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism

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Since the events of 11 September 2001, the propaganda uses of the word ‘terrorism’ have multiplied, and it has never been clearer that one person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter. This No-Nonsense Guide looks at debates about September 11 and responses to it, but also tries to get behind the causes and contexts of both group terrorism and state terrorism. Jonathan Barker provides a historical sketch as well as current examples from the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He guides readers through the moral and political theories and highlights the battle of images and ideas that accompanies them. Analyzing the dynamic of terrorism, Barker scrutinizes the war on terror and its fateful consequences for democracy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jonathan Barker

Jonathan Barker lives in Toronto where he works as writer and researcher. He taught political science at the University of Toronto for many years. He has also taught at the University of Dar es Salaam and the University of Arizona. He has done research on local politics in Senegal, Tanzania, India and Uganda. His books include Street-Level Democracy: Political Setting at the Margins of Global Power (Toronto: Between the lines and West Hartford, Connecticut: Kumatian, 1999) and Rural Communities under Stress: Peasant Farmers and the State in Africa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989).

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Title
The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8170339448
Length
144p., Tables, Figures; Maps; Bibliography; Index; 19cm
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#Terrorism