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The Strategy of Terrorism - How it Works, and Why it Fails (Paperback)
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The Strategy of Terrorism - How it Works, and Why it Fails (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies
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This is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by
which to understand terrorism as strategy. It contends that even
terrorism of the supposedly nihilist variety can be viewed as a
bona fide method for distributing means to fulfil the ends of
policy, that is, as a strategy.
The main purpose of the work is to describe the dynamics of
terrorism and evaluate their effectiveness, as well as to theorize
upon, and clarify the correlation between, political ends and
terrorist means. The text explains the modus operandi of terrorism,
and demonstrates how terrorism relies on manipulating the
psychological impact of (usually) relatively small-scale attacks.
Using a variety of case studies, The Strategy of Terrorism shows
how many campaigns of terrorism end in failure when they lose their
power to terrify. The authors spell out what a proper understanding
of terrorism as a strategy implies for those who want to make
terrorism ineffective, and offer a number of policy recommendations
derived directly from their critique.
This is the first contribution of strategic studies to the study of
terrorism, and will be of much interest to students of terrorism,
strategy and security studies, as well as military professionals
and policy makers.
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