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  • Assessing the War on Terror

    Western and Middle Eastern Perspectives

    Edited by Charles Webel, Mark Tomass ...
    Series series Contemporary Terrorism Studies
    This volume is a collection of articles that critically examine the efficacy, ethics, and impact of the War on Terror as it has evolved since 9/11.During the decade and a half of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), numerous books have considered the political, psychosocial, and economic impacts of terrorism. However, there has been little systematic effort to examine the effectiveness of the GWOT in ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Beyond Fundamentalism

    Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization

    by Reza Aslan ...
    “A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism” (The Washington Post) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer“[A] thoughtful analysis of America’s War on Terror.”—The New YorkerThe wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attac. ... Read more

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  • The Control Factor

    Our Struggle to See the True Threat

    by Bill Siegel ...
    For those who believe America is worth defending, The Control Factor explores the psychological maneuvers, fantasies, and entanglements we engage in to avoid clearly seeing the Islamic threat that confronts us. The prerequisite for developing necessary strategies to ensure our survival is taking responsibility for our perceptions and actions. ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Interrogation in War and Conflict

    A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Analysis

    Edited by Christopher Andrew, Simona Tobia ...
    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    This edited volume offers a comparative and interdisciplinary analysis of interrogation and questioning in war and conflict in the twentieth century.Despite the current public interest and its military importance, interrogation and questioning in conflict is still a largely under-researched theme. This volume’s methodological thrust is to select historical case studies ranging in time from the ... Read more

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  • The Psychology of Terrorism

    by John G. Horgan ...
    Series series Political Violence
    This new edition of John Horgan's critically acclaimed book is fully revised and expanded.The book presents a critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology. Despite the on-going search for a terrorist pathology, the most insightful and evidence-based research to date not only illustrates the lack of any identifiable psychopathology in terrorists, but ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Peace and Conflict 2016

    Edited by David Backer, Ravinder Bhavnani, Paul Huth ...
    Series series Peace and Conflict
    An authoritative source of information on violent conflicts and peacebuilding processes around the world, Peace and Conflict is an annual publication of the University of Maryland’s Center for International Development and Conflict Management and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva).The contents of the 2016 edition are divided into three sections:» Global ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Pop Culture Goes to War

    Enlisting and Resisting Militarism in the War on Terror

    by Geoff Martin, Erin Steuter ...
    Pop Culture Goes to War, by Geoff Martin and Erin Steuter, explores the persistence of militarism in American popular culture in the war on terror, from 9/11 to the present day. The authors detail the role of Hollywood and the entertainment industries in rallying both the troops and the public for war and show how toys, video games, music, and television support contemporary militarism. At the ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Improvised Explosive Devices

    The Paradigmatic Weapon of New Wars

    by James Revill ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book begins with an account of the evolution of improvised explosive devices using a number of micro case studies to explore how and why actors have initiated IED campaigns; how new and old technologies and expertise have been exploited and how ethical barriers to IED development and deployment have been dealt with. It proceeds to bring the evidence from the case studies together to identify ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Unconventional Warfare in South Asia

    Shadow Warriors and Counterinsurgency

    by Scott Gates, Kaushik Roy ...
    India is the world's tenth largest economy and possesses the world's fourth largest military. The subcontinent houses about one-fifth of the world's population and its inhabitants are divided into various tribes, clans and ethnic groups following four great religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. Framing the debate using case studies from across the region as well as China, ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Failed States and the Origins of Violence

    A Comparative Analysis of State Failure as a Root Cause of Terrorism and Political Violence

    by Tiffiany Howard ...
    What makes a terrorist? Is an individual inherently predisposed to be attracted to political violence or does exposure to a certain environment desensitize them in such a way that violence represents a viable mode for addressing political grievances? Identifying state failure as the impetus for political violence this book addresses these questions and focuses on why existing extremist groups find ... Read more

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  • Countering Terrorism and WMD

    Creating a Global Counter-Terrorism Network

    Edited by Peter Katona, Michael D. Intriligator, John P. Sullivan ...
    Series series Political Violence
    This volume shows us that in order to deal with today’s Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new ‘global networked’ approach.The contributors examine the various attempts that have been made to counter the latest wave of terrorism, including the US strikes against Afghanistan and Iraq, President George W. Bush's ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War

    The ISIS and YPG Cases

    Edited by Özden Zeynep Oktav, Emel Parlar Dal, Ali Murat Kurşun ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re ... Read more

    $89.09 USD