Understanding Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Response

by Norman; Paul

• ISBN13: 9781844721436
• ISBN10: 1844721434
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-09-01
• Publisher: Ucl Pr Ltd

Summary

An accessible examination of the dynamic inter-relationship between the phenomena of terrorism and the contemporary response at the national, regional and global level. This topical study is divided into two main sections. The first considers the contemporary study of terrorism, with new forms of terrorism (super-terrorism, cyber-terrorism and global networks) and examines these new threats in relation to previous challenges to state authority from extreme political violence. The second section of the book provides an initial overview of traditional and contemporary responses to terrorism, highlighting how qualitative changes have taken place in counter-terrorist strategies and practice (from criminal to military, from reactive to pre-emptive action, from multi-lateral to unilateral) within the new global security climate. The authors provide critical analyses of case studies within the EU "s regional response, the USA "s uniliberal response, as well as the UN "s unique multi-lateral role in monitoring and supporting increased state capacities. Understanding Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Responsewill be of key interest to students and researchers in the fields of security studies, terrorism, political science and international relations.

Table of Contents

Development of Underwater Heritage Preservation at Bermuda

The Sinking of the Slave Ship the Trouvadore: Linking the Past to the Present

The Cayman Islands' Experience: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Overview of Cayman's Maritime Heritage Resources and New Initiatives

The Cayman Islands' Experience: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Overview of Maritime Heritage Trails and Preserves and the Florida Model

The Jamaican Version: Public Archaeology and the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

Port Royal, Jamaica: Archaeological Past, Present and Future

Development and Implementation of Organic Polymer Preservation Techniques for Artifacts from Port Royal, Jamaica

Development of Maritime Archaeological Tourism Using the Wreckage of the English S.S. Mediator in Curacao

The Historic Anchorage of Kralendijk, Bonaire, N.A. Including the Wreckage of the Dutch Brigantine Sirene (1831)

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the Submerged Cultural Heritage in Mexico

Considerations on Early 17th-Century Spanish Shipbuilding and its Influence on Nuestra Seora del Juncal's Shipwreck

The Shipwreck of Nuestra Seora del Juncal: Storms, Divine Punishment and Human Errors

New Studies about the Possible Location of Nuestra Seora del Juncal through the Nautical Charts and the Measurement Systems of the 17th Century

Riddles in the Dark: A Behavioral Interpretation of a Submerged 16th Century Archaeological Context

Don Pancho's Site: Evidence of an 18th Century British Maritime Casualty

Submerged Prehistoric Caves in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Study of the Early Inhabitants through Underwater Archaeology

Mayan Mortuary Deposits in the Cenotes of Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mxico

Arqueologa Martima-Fluvial del Ro de La Plata

Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage in Argentina: Ongoing Work at the Instituto Nacional de Antropologa y Pensamiento Latinoamericano

The Role of Benthic Communities and Environmental Agents in the Evolution and Conservation of Underwater Archaeological Sites

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