TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin,Gus
TI  - Understanding terrorism: challenges, perspectives, and issues 
SN  - 9781506385815 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - HV6431 .M367 2018
U1  - 363.325 M36 2018 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Los Angeles, California, USA
PB  - SAGE Publications, Inc.
KW  - Terrorism
N1  - Revised edition of the author's Understanding terrorism, [2016]; Includes bibliographical references and index; About the author --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction and rationale --
Terrorism: a conceptual review --
Terrorism : first impressions --
The nature of the beast : defining terrorism --
Beginnings : the causes of terrorism --
The terrorists --
Terror from above : terrorism by the state --
Terror from below : terrorism by dissidents --
Violence in the name of the faith: religious terrorism --
Violent ideologies : terrorism from the left and right --
Terrorist spillovers : international terrorism --
Emerging terrorist environments : gender-selective political --
Violence and criminal dissident terrorism --
The terrorist trade and counterterrorism --
Tools of the trade : tactics and targets of terrorists --
The information battleground : terrorist violence and the role of the media --
The American case : terrorism in the UnIted States --
Securing the homeland --
Counterterrorism : the options --
A new era : homeland security --
What next? : the future of terrorism --
Appendix A: map references --
Appendix B: prominent persons and organizations --
Glossary of terms --
Notes --
Index; CAS; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
ER  -