The 50 worst terrorist attacks / by Edward F. Mickolus and Susan L. Simmons.

Author/creator Mickolus, Edward F. author.
Other author Simmons, Susan L., author.
Format Electronic
PublicationSanta Barbara, CA : Praeger Security International, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Description1 online resource
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects
Terrorism--History. --20th century.
Terrorism--History. --21st century.

Variant title Fifty worst terrorist attacks
Contents Introduction -- The 1960s -- The 1970s -- The 1980s -- The 1990s -- The 2000s -- The 2010s -- The worst 51-68 -- Unsuccessful attempts.
Abstract During the last 50 years, the world has seen the rise of a particularly virulent threat to international order -- terrorist attacks. The theory and several methods of terrorism have long histories, arguably tracing to the Old Testament with the first political assassination; however, the use of terrorism by nonstate actors on so grand a scale is a comparatively recent phenomenon. The authors have written several volumes chronicling transnational terrorism, and have often been asked to rank events according to most important, worst, deadliest, or an alternative superlative. As a global community, we are so awash in terrorism -- through news, academic articles, government reports, fiction and nonfiction books, films, and television shows -- that we are at risk of accepting a general climate of terrorism in which we stop recognizing the individual acts and stop feeling for the reality of the victims. To end terrorism, we must not become inured to terrorist acts. This book attempts to direct attention again to individual acts by listing the most important terrorist attacks in history by year within each decade from 1960 to 2013, including the incidents, key actors involved, victims, and government responses. Both domestic and international terrorist attacks are examined within security and political contexts to shed light on how the events unfolded.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from title screen (PSI, viewed August 12, 2014).
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9781440828287 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1440828288 (electronic bk.)
ISBN144082827X
ISBN9781440828270
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