The end of terrorism? / Leonard Weinberg.

Author
Weinberg, Leonard, 1939- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
  • ©2012
Description
xii, 156 pages ; 23 cm.

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    Routledge studies in extremism and democracy [More in this series]
    Summary note
    This book considers not the beginning or origins of terrorism but how groups that use terrorism end. Terrorism as a tactic is unlikely to disappear, however virtually all the groups that employed terrorist violence during the 1960s and 1970s have passed from the scene in one way or another. Likewise most of the individuals who embarked on "careers" in terrorism over these same years now engage in other pursuits. The author argues that al-Qaeda and the various violent Islamist groups it has inspired are, like their predecessors, bound to bring their operations to an end. Rather than discussing the defection or de-radicalization of individuals the book aims to analyze how terrorist groups are defeated, or defeat themselves. It examines the historical record, drawing on a large collection of empirical data to analyze in detail the various ends of these violent organizations. This book provides a unique empirically informed perspective on the end of terrorism that is a valuable addition to the currently available literature and will be of interest to scholars of terrorism, security studies and international politics.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [130]-147) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • The ends of the affair
    • Defeat
    • Success
    • Transformation
    • Conclusions.
    ISBN
    • 9780415781176 ((hbk.))
    • 0415781175 ((hbk.))
    • 9780415781183 ((pbk.))
    • 0415781183 ((pbk.))
    • 9780203805954 ((ebk.))
    • 020380595X ((ebk.))
    LCCN
    2011006140
    OCLC
    663951860
    Other standard number
    • 40020215283
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