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Understanding Terrorism Gus Martin

Understanding Terrorism By Gus Martin

Understanding Terrorism by Gus Martin

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Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues by Gus Martin

[Gus Martin] has expertly curated the most important topics and sources in the field and put them together in an ideal manner to assist students in understanding the breadth and complexity of modern-day terrorism. Coupled with the instructor and student resources, this text is a perfect introduction to the field.

-Ryan Vogel, Director of National Security Studies, Utah Valley University

Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues offers a multidisciplinary, comprehensive exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the expressions and underlying causes of terrorism.

The Sixth Edition has been updated with new information on terrorist attacks and organizations, as well as key topics such as failed states, the lone-wolf model, state terrorism, human rights violations, and cyberterrorism. Discussion of policies and counterterrorism has been augmented to help students understand the challenges, perspectives, and issues relevant to terrorism today.

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Highly recommend. It is student friendly and easily taught.

-- John Comiskey

[Gus Martin] has expertly curated the most important topics and sources in the field and put them together in an ideal manner to assist students in understanding the breadth and complexity of modern-day terrorism. Coupled with the instructor and student resources, this text is a perfect introduction to the field.

-- Ryan Vogel

Comprehensive and broad and covers most of the material needed for a class on terrorism. I recommend it.

-- Ibrahim Zabad

The latest edition of Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues by Gus Martin is a well-thought-out, detailed, scholarly work that is a must-read for students engaged in terrorism studies-either in the undergraduate or graduate level. Each chapter covers a specific topic key to understanding the terrorist threat, both domestic and international. The text has a wealth of student and instructor resources to enhance the learning experience.

-- Daniel Cutrer

This is a comprehensive textbook designed for students with no background on the subject and told through a voice that is both authoritative and easy to understand.

-- Michael Loadenthal

A very complete introductory text that focuses on the history and modern expressions of violent extremism. It pays special attention to countering terrorism on the homeland and has a series of pedagogical features that make it very well suited for the undergraduate classroom.

-- Neil Shortland

This is a strong text on terrorism, including actors, motivations, and events. It covers counterterrorism and future trends that illustrate to the student not only the threat but also ways to combat the threat. The writing is strong, the examples are relevant, and most topics are covered.

-- Paul Byrd

This is a very interesting work and offers many useful material for the classroom. Students should be able to have a well-rounded educational experience and use, or in some cases develop, critical thinking skills. The text has may tools available to help the instructor in the classroom in presenting and testing the material the student is expected to learn.

-- Andy F. Nazario

About Gus Martin

C. Augustus Gus Martin is Director of the School of Public Service and Justice at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is also a Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, where he regularly teaches a course on the subject of terrorism and extremism. He has served as Associate Vice President for Human Resources Management, Acting Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, and Chair of the Department of Public Administration. He began his academic career as a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, where he was an Administration of Justice professor. His current research and professional interests are terrorism and extremism, homeland security, the administration of justice, and juvenile justice. Dr. Martin is author of several books on the subjects of terrorism and homeland security, including Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies (SAGE Publications, 2022); Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues (SAGE Publications, 2021); Understanding Homeland Security (SAGE Publications, 2020); Terrorism: An International Perspective (with Fynnwin Prager; SAGE Publications, 2019); The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition (SAGE Publications, 2011); Terrorism and Homeland Security (SAGE Publications, 2011); and The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings (SAGE Publications, 2004). He is also author of Juvenile Justice: Process and Systems (SAGE Publications, 2005). Prior to joining academia, Dr. Martin served as Managing Attorney for the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, where he was also director of a program created under a federal consent decree to desegregate public and assisted housing. He was also Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas. As Special Counsel, he occupied a personal and confidential position in the central office of the Department of Justice; sat as hearing officer for disciplinary hearings and departmental grievances; served as chair of the Drug Policy Committee; served as liaison to the intergovernmental Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee as well as to the Narcotics Strike Force; and provided daily legal and policy advice to the Attorney General. Prior to serving as Special Counsel, he was a floor Legislative Assistant to Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York. As Legislative Assistant, he researched, evaluated and drafted legislation in areas of foreign policy, foreign aid, human rights, housing, education, social services, and poverty; he also drafted House floor statements, Congressional Record inserts, press releases, and news articles; and he composed speeches, briefing materials, and legislative correspondence.

Table of Contents

Timeline: Two Thousand Years of Terror About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction and Rationale Part I. Terrorism: A Conceptual Review 1. Terrorism: First Impressions First Considerations Conceptual Considerations: Understanding Political Violence The Past as Prologue: Historical Perspectives on Terrorism Terrorism and Criminal Skill: Three Cases From the Modern Era Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Total War On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 2. The Nature of the Beast: Defining Terrorism Understanding Extremism: The Foundation of Terrorism Defining Terrorism: An Ongoing Debate A Definitional Problem: Perspectives on Terrorism The Political Violence Matrix Case in Point: The Orlando Mass Shooting- An Act of Terrorism and a Hate Crime Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Cold War Revolutionaries On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 3. Beginnings: The Causes of Terrorism Political Violence as Strategic Choice Political Violence as the Fruit of Injustice Moral Justifications for Political Violence Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Bloody Sunday and Black September On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings Part II. The Terrorists 4. Terror From Above: Terrorism by the State The State as Terrorist: A State Terrorism Paradigm Violence Abroad: Terrorism as Foreign Policy Violence at Home: Terrorism as Domestic Policy The Problem of Accountability: Monitoring State Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Authoritarianism and Democracy On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 5. Terror From Below: Terrorism by Dissidents The Rebel as Terrorist: A Dissident Terrorism Paradigm Warring Against the State: Antistate Dissident Terrorism Warring Against a People: Communal Terrorism Operational Shifts: Dissidents and the New Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: The Tamil Tigers On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 6. Violence in the Name of the Faith: Religious Terrorism Primary and Secondary Motives: The Idiosyncratic Quality of Religious Terrorism Historical Cases in Point: Fighting, Dying, and Killing in the Name of the Faith State-Sponsored Religious Terrorism in the Modern Era Dissident Religious Terrorism in the Modern Era The Future of Religious Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: The One True Faith On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 7. Violent Ideologies: Terrorism From the Left and Right Reactionaries and Radicals: The Classical Ideological Continuum Left-Wing Ideologies and Activism Class Struggle and National Liberation: The Terrorist Left Right-Wing Activism and Extremism Race and Order: The Terrorist Right Violent Ideologies in the New Era of Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box 7.1: Young Nationalist Idealists Discussion Box 7.2: Order From Chaos 194 On Your Own On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 8. Terrorist Spillovers: International Terrorism Defining International Terrorism Globalized Revolution: Reasons for International Terrorism Globalized Solidarity: International Terrorist Networks The International Dimension of the New Terrorism Postscript: The Stateless Revolutionaries Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Understanding Terrorist Spillovers: Middle Eastern and North African Spillovers in Europe On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 9. Emerging Terrorist Environments: Gender-Selective Political Violence and Criminal Dissident Terrorism Culture and Conflict: Gender-Selected Victims of Terrorist Violence Protecting the Enterprise: Criminal Dissident Terrorism A Global Problem: Regional Cases of Criminal Dissident Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Political Violence Against Women: Gender Communal Terrorism? On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings Part III. The Terrorist Trade and Counterterrorism 10. Tools of the Trade: Tactics and Targets of Terrorists The Purpose: Terrorist Objectives The Means: Terrorist Methods The Focus: Terrorist Targets The Outcome: Is Terrorism Effective? Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Attacks Against the U.S. Marine and French Paratrooper Headquarters in Beirut On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 11. The Information Battleground: Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media Two Perspectives: The Media and Governments Understanding the Role of the Media A New Battleground: The War for the Information High Ground The Public's Right to Know: Regulating the Media Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Freedom of Reporting and Security Issues On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 12. The American Case: Terrorism in the United States An Introduction to the American Case Background to Terrorism: Left-Wing Activism and Ideological Extremism in America Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States Background to Terrorism: Right-Wing Activism and Ideological Extremism in America Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States International Terrorism in the United States Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Domestic Terrorism in the American Context On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings Part IV. Securing the Homeland 13. Counterterrorism: The Options Responding to Terror: The Scope of Options Warlike Operations: Counterterrorism and the Use of Force Operations Other Than War: Repressive Options Operations Other Than War: Conciliatory Options Applying the Rule of Law: Legalistic Options Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: The Utility of Elite Counterterrorist Units On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 14. A New Era: Homeland Security Homeland Security in Perspective The American Case: Homeland Security in the United States Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland Chapter Summary Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: After the Next 9/11 On Your Own Recommended Websites Web Exercise Recommended Readings 15. What Next? The Future of Terrorism An Overview of Near-Term Projections The Future of Terrorism: Terrorist Environments in the 21st Century The Future of Terrorism: New Threats Controlling Terrorism: Ending Terrorist Campaigns and New Challenges Final Considerations: Terrorism in the United States Chapter Summary A Final Thought Key Terms and Concepts Prominent Persons and Organizations Discussion Box: Toward Big Brother? On Your Own Recommended Readings Appendix A: Map References Appendix B: Prominent Persons and Organization Glossary of Terms Notes Index

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GOR013918420
9781506385815
1506385818
Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues by Gus Martin
Gus Martin
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SAGE Publications Inc
20171205
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