Shadow of Death: An Analytical Bibliography on Political Violence, Terrorism, and Low-Intensity Conflict - Couverture rigide

Prunckun Jr., Henry W.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0810827735 ISBN 13 : 9780810827738

Editeur : Scarecrow Press, 1995

Synopsis

An annotated bibliography for students as well as a reference work for policy makers, this book contains dozens of illustrations, tables of terrorist data, a name and pseudonym index, lists of booksellers and dealers, journals, and a catalog of databases that address the topics covered. Prunckun cites books, journal articles, reports, and theses spanning some 200 years, from the late 1700s up to and including 1993. The bibliography presents such topics as anarchism, arms dealing, civil war, executive protection, fascism, guerrilla warfare, the Gulf War, hijacking, the IRA, media coverage, neo-Nazi activities, the PLO, piracy, political police, racial violence, riots, state terrorism, and terrorist weapons. The book also has a special section on fictional works dealing with political violence and terrorism. In addition, the author reviews the literature on political terrorism, examining terrorism's historical genesis, its purpose and objectives, and its tactics and targets.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Henry W. Prunckun, Jr. (AS, BS, Grad Dip Soc Sci) is a research criminologist in South Australia and a former intelligence analyst with the Australian National Crime Authority. He has published numerous articles on political violence and terrorism, as well as Special Access Required (Scarecrow, 1990) and Information Security (Thomas, 1989).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scarecrow Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810827735
• ISBN 13: 9780810827738
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible