Encyclopedia of terrorism / Harvey W. Kushner.
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TextSerie: Gale eBooksUtgivningsuppgift: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2003Beskrivning: 1 online resource (xxvii, 523 pages) : illustrations, mapsInnehållstyp: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781412914253
- 1412914256
- 303.625/03
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of entries -- Reader's guide -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- About the author -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A - Locations of terrorist activity -- Appendix B - Web sites -- Appendix C - Chronology -- Appendix D - Bibliography -- Index.
With more than 300 articles, the Encyclopedia provides detailed discussions of the who, what, where, when, and why of terrorism. Up-to-date and timely, the articles cover such topics as Al-Qaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, Jihad, Zacarias Moussaoui, and suicide bombers. It is concise and has a readable format with a detailed chronology, photographs, maps, and charts.
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