Essentials of Terrorism

4. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5063-3097-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 205 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

“The author’s research has great depth. He has produced a comprehensive and informative text that is beneficial to academics, students, and practitioners…”

—Robert McDonnell, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Captivating, concise, and accessible, this Fourth Edition of Gus Martin’s popular text introduces readers to the modern landscape of terrorism. Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies covers key foundational topics by defining terrorism and introducing its history and causes, as well as discussing terrorist environments (domestic, international, religious, etc.), tactics, targets, and counterterrorism. The Fourth Edition presents new information regarding homeland security, emerging terrorist movements, gender-selective terrorism, the Internet and terrorism, social networking media and terrorism, religious terrorism, and media coverage of terrorism. It also presents new data, case studies, photos, and maps to show readers the locations of major terrorist activities and the devastation they have caused.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, Gus

Martin, C. Augustus (Gus)

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I. Understanding Terrorism: A Conceptual Review
CHAPTER 1. Defining Terrorism
Understanding Political Extremism
Formal and Informal Definitions
Understanding Terrorist Objectives
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?
The Political Violence Matrix
CHAPTER 2. Historical Perspectives and Ideological Origins
Historical Perspectives on Terrorism

Ideological Origins of Terrorism

September 11, 2001, and the New Era of Terrorism

CHAPTER 3. Causes of Terrorist Violence
Political Violence as the Fruit of Injustice

Political Violence as Strategic Choice

Moral Justifications for Political Violence
CHAPTER 4. Terrorist Violence and the Role of the Media

Understanding the Role of the Media

A New Battleground: The War for the Information

PART II: Terrorist Environments
CHAPTER 5. Terrorism by the State
Perspectives on Terrorism by Governments

Domestic Terrorism by the State

Terrorism as Foreign Policy

CHAPTER 6. Terrorism by Dissidents
Perspectives on Violent Dissent

The Practice of Dissident Terrorism

Terrorist Targets and Weapons

Dissidents and the New Terrorism

CHAPTER 7. Religious Terrorism
Historical Perspectives on Religious Violence

The Practice of Religious Terrorism

Trends and Projections

CHAPTER 8. International Terrorism
Understanding International Terrorism

International Terrorist Networks

The International Dimension of the New Terrorism

CHAPTER 9. Domestic Terrorism in the United States
Left-Wing Extremism in the United States

Left-Wing Terrorism in the United States

Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States

PART III: The Terrorist Battleground
CHAPTER 10. Counterterrorism and the War on Terrorism
The Use of Force

Operations Other Than War: Repressive Options
Operations Other Than War: Conciliatory Options
Legalistic Responses

CHAPTER 11. Homeland Security
Homeland Security in Perspective

Homeland Security in the United States

Civil Liberties and Securing the Homeland

CHAPTER 12. Future Trends and Projections
What Does the Future Hold?

Revisiting the War on Terrorism

Über Autor(innen)

Martin, C. Augustus (Gus)
Clarence Augustus “Gus” Martin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Criminal Justice Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he teaches courses on criminal law, terrorism and extremism, and the criminal justice system. He served as the founding Chair of the department and as the founding Director of the School of Public Service and Justice. He also 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, and the administration of justice.
Dr. Martin is author of several books on the subjects of terrorism and homeland security, including Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues (SAGE Publications, 2025); Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response, Third Edition (with John Pichtel, CRC Press, 2025); Understanding Homeland Security (SAGE Publications, 2024); The Handbook of Homeland Security (with Scott Romaniuk and Martin Scott Catino; Routledge, 2023); Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies (SAGE Publications, 2022); 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, 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.
Dr. Martin received his A.B. degree from Harvard College, J.D. from Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.