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Terrorism in Context

Edited by Martha Crenshaw

652 pgs | 6 x 9 | 18 illustrations

Paperback: $30.00 SH
ISBN: 978-0-271-01015-1

 


 

 


 

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Thoughts on Relating Terrorism to Historical Contexts Martha Crenshaw

PART I: THE EUROPEAN ORIGINS OF REVOLUTIONARY TERRORISM

The Intellectual Origins of Modern Terrorism in Europe Martin A. Miller

Russian Revolutionary Terrorism Philip Pomper

PART II: MODERN REVOLUTIONARY TERRORISM

Left-Wing Terrorism in Italy Donatella della Porta

West German Left-Wing Terrorism Peter H. Merkl

Political Violence in Argentina: Guerrillas, Terrorists, and Carapintadas Richard Gillespie

The Revolutionary Terrorism of Peru’s Shining Path David Scott Palmer

PART III: IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND TERRITORIAL CLAIMS

The Culture of Paramilitarism in Ireland Charles Townshend

Political Violence and Terrorism in India: The Crisis of Identity Paul Wallace

Political Violence in a Democratic State: Basque Terrorism in Spain Goldie Shabad and Francisco José Llera Ramo

PART IV: NATIONALISM AND STATE FORMATION

The Effectiveness of Terrorism in the Algerian War Martha Crenshaw

Terrorism in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Targets and Audiences Ian S. Lustick

Terrorism and Politics in Iran Jerrold D. Green

CONCLUSION

Terrorism in the Context of Academic Research Michel Wieviorka

   

   
Martha Crenshaw is Professor of Government at Wesleyan University, author of Revolutionary Terrorism: The FLN in Algeria, 1954-1962 (Hoover, 1978), and editor of Terrorism, Legitimacy, and Power (Wesleyan, 1983).