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Title
Phases of terrorism in the age of globalization [electronic resource] : from Christopher Columbus to Osama bin Laden / Asafa Jalata.
ISBN
9781137552341 (electronic book)
1137552344 (electronic book)
9781137552334
1137552336
Published
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 271 pages)
Item Number
10.1057/9781137552341 doi
Call Number
HV6431 .J3227155 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.325
Summary
Phases of Terrorism in the Age of Globalization considers terrorism as an aspect of the capitalist world system for almost five centuries. Jalata's research reveals that terrorism can emerge from above as state terrorism and below as subversive organizations or groups.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining, Conceptualizing, and Theorizing Terrorism; 3 Terrorism from Above and Below; 4 The Impact of Colonial Terrorism on Indigenous Americans; 5 English Colonial Terrorism, Genocide, and Indigenous Australians; 6 Colonial Terrorism and the Incorporation of Africa into the Capitalist World System; 7 Comparing Ethiopian and Sudanese State Terrorism; 8 State and Oppositional Terrorism: The Case of Israelis and Palestinians; 9 Al-Qaeda: A Global Multinational Terrorist Network.
10 Conclusion: Can We Imagine a Terror-Free World?Notes; Bibliography; Index.
