Phases of terrorism in the age of globalization [electronic resource] : from Christopher Columbus to Osama bin Laden / Asafa Jalata.

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.