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• Author(s): Thomas R. Mockaitis • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismWritten for general readers and professionals alike, this succinct but comprehensive work examines the hybrid nature of the two violent extremist...

• Author(s): James Forest • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismA comprehensive overview of counterterrorism that examines key aspects of the fight against terrorism, including intelligence, law enforcement, the mili...

• Author(s): James Forest • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismA comprehensive overview of counterterrorism that examines key aspects of the fight against terrorism, including intelligence, law enforcement, the mili...

• Author(s): Edward F. Mickolus • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismIn the last 50 years, terrorists have committed hundreds of horrific acts of violence to further their causes. This accessible, single-volume text...

• Author(s): David Tucker • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Military - GeneralOver the past 25 years, the United States government has developed, through trial and error, both an understanding of terrorism and the means t...

• Author(s): Thomas R. Mockaitis • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismAs shocking as the attacks of 9/11 were, we have been too quick to view the post-9/11 struggle against terrorism as entirely new and unprecedente...

• Author(s): Chris E. Stout • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: GeneralA must-read for psychologists--clinical and academic alike--as well as for political scientists, policy analysts, and others working in the realm of ter...

• Author(s): Anthony H. Cordesman • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismThere is a wide spectrum of potential threats to the U.S. homeland that do not involve overt attacks by states using long-range missiles or conv...

• Author(s): James Perone • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismWhat are the factors that lead some individuals to become terrorists? In this book, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst examines case histories of terroris...

• Author(s): Anthony H. Cordesman • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismThere is a wide spectrum of potential threats to the U.S. homeland that do not involve overt attacks by states using long-range missiles or conv...

• Author(s): J. Paul De B. Taillon • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismTerrorism and its manifestations continue to evolve, becoming deadlier and more menacing. This study considers the evolution of terrorism since...

• Author(s): Denise Baken • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismWhat threat does Al Qaeda pose to the United States as it continues to evolve in the wake of the Arab Spring, and what are the group's evolving strategi...

• Author(s): Colin Clarke • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismThis in-depth, historical analysis of terrorism investigates the major funding streams of terrorists, insurgents, guerrillas, warlords, militias, and cr...

• Author(s): William J. Topich • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismThis single-volume work documents Pakistan's troubled history, which has led to current global insecurities and created a breeding ground for radic...

• Author(s): Israel W. Charny • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismHow does one effectively fight suicide bombers? What threat do they hold for Western society? How do people who love peace reconcile the need for wa...

• Author(s): Kimberley L. Thachuk • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismThis cohesive set of case studies collects scholarly research, policy evaluation, and field experience to explain how terrorist groups have deve...

• Author(s): Elena Pokalova • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Security (National & International)This expert's view into the strategic directions, tactics, leaders, and significant attacks connected to Chechen and Nor...

• Author(s): Lawrence C. Howard • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismWhile terrorism is hardly a new phenomenon, terrorism by the state and its opponents reached new levels in the twentieth century. Drawing together...

• Author(s): William Perdue • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismTerrorism and the State is a volume on the political economy of terrorism. Emphasizing the role of ideological systems in the definition of political ...

• Author(s): Yonah Alexander • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: GeneralThis unique work analyzes for the first time how foreign-affinity terrorism works in a major democratic nation like the United States, and what this co...

• Author(s): Seung-Whan Choi • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Security (National & International)This book looks into four areas of our world's international security crisis: the growing threat of America's homegrown...

• Author(s): George Lopez • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Civil RightsA form of terrorism that is receiving increased attention is human rights abuses on the part of individual states. This study, written by specialists...

• Author(s): T. Hamid Al-Bayati • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismWhy is the problem of terrorism-and the emergence of more extreme and more brutal terrorist groups-one that cannot be solved, even after decades o...

• Author(s): Caroline Varin • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismA comprehensive analysis of the rise of Boko Haram from a small religious cult to a major terrorist group, placing them within the context of Nigerian...

• Author(s): Daniel Baracskay • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Middle East - GeneralThis meticulous and in-depth book chronicles the evolution of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)--one of the most powerful and ...

• Author(s): Ronald V. Clarke • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismGiven that the war on terror is currently being fought the way crime typically is--after the fact--this country cannot protect its citizens from fut...

• Author(s): Michael Freeman • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismSeveral democratic countries have used emergency powers to restrict or suspend individual liberties in order to fight terrorism more effectively. Eme...

• Author(s): Michael Parrish • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Russia - GeneralThis is the first major study based on Soviet documents and revelations of the Soviet state security during the period 1939-1953--a period abo...

• Author(s): Bethami A. Dobkin • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Communication StudiesConventional research suggests that news coverage of terrorism is a tool of the terrorist to gain public support and recognition. Based...

• Author(s): Graham Lyons • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Political Process - GeneralThe modern world is, in the authors' view, undergoing the process of meltdown--global meltdown. Having argued in an earlier book that ...

• Author(s): Daniel Price • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: GeneralThis book places the current wave of religion-based terrorism in a historical perspective, explaining why religion is associated with terrorism, comparing...

• Author(s): Darren A. Wheeler • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: American Government - Legislative BranchAs the U.S. government continues the battle against terrorism, Congress--representatives of the people--must develop...

• Author(s): Syed Hasnat • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Security (National & International)This book details the domestic security concerns of Pakistan, encompassing the dangers of insurgencies, the effects of reli...

• Author(s): George Lopez • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: Law EnforcementStohl and Lopez argue that such developments in international aggressive policies demand more serious scholarly attention than has up to now been ...

• Author(s): Larry James • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: TerrorismA must-read for every concerned citizen, this absorbing book goes inside the mind of the psychological terrorist to look at what motivates him to act and...

• Author(s): Volker Franke • Publisher: Praeger • Publisher Imprint: Praeger • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralOver the last decade, asymmetric warfare and terrorism have become prevalent threats to the United States. National security, t...