The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition

by Gus Martin

• ISBN13: 9781412980166
• ISBN10: 141298016X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-06-15
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Six years after publication of the first edition of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Terrorism, much has changed on the national security scene. Despite the dark promises of Osama bin Laden following the 9/11 attacks, the United States has not experienced any major domestic terror incidents. Al-Qaeda itself is believed to be a severely crippled organization. But while U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq--not to mention the arrival of the Obama administration, a new balance of power within Congress, and an increasingly fragile economic picture--have significantly affected the national security picture, the threat of economic chaos and massive loss of life due to terror attacks has not abated. Indeed, in July 2008 analysts pointed out that even a relatively small terrorist organization could present a dire threat, with some experts arguing that a biological, chemical, or even nuclear attack on a major U.S. city is all but inevitable. In this highly charged, rapidly shifting environment, we are pleased to present the The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition, a thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the original, highly regarded reference work. Nearly 100,000 words of new material will be added, along with fully updated original entries, and expanded coverage. New introductory essays will explore the impact of terrorism on economics, public health, religion, and even pop culture. Ethical issues such as the role of torture in interrogations, competing notions of security versus liberty, and the debates over FISA legislation and Guantanamo Bay will also be covered. Two dozen entries on significant recent events-such as the London bombings, Chechen attacks on Russian interests, and the rescue of Ingrid Bettancourt-and some 60 additional new entries will restore the work as an up-to-the-minute, natural first-stop for researchers.

Table of Contents

Forensics and Terrorism

Intifada

International Relations and Terrorism

Economics and Terrorism

Training of Terrorists

Kneecapping

Guildfor Four

Homeland Security, Office of

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Organization of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb

Al Shabab

Al-Masri, Abu Ayyub

Intelligence Gathering

San Diego Daniel Andreas

Chechen Incidents

Death Squads

Lindh, John Walker

Padilla, Jose

Bloody Sunday

Decommissioning Process

Lord's Resistance Army

Iraq War

Religious and Spiritual Perspectives

London Underground Bombings

New Terrorism

Gender-Based Terrorism

Guantanamo Bay

Khmer Rouge

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists

Afghan Arabs

Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab

Ansar al-Islam

Chlorine Bombings, Iraq

Tupamaros

Afghanistan War

Ethnic Cleansing

Bashir, Abu Bakar

Bali Nightclub Bombing

Insurance and Terrorism

Criminal Prosecutions of Terrorists

Long, William Andrew, Murder of

Black September

9/11 Commission

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Central Intelligence Agency

Justice Department, US National Security Agency

National Security Council

Mossad

Special Air Service Regiment

Special Operations Wing

Threatcon Levels

United Nations

Gadahn Adam Yahiye

Interrogation Techniques

Rendition, Extraordinary

Torture Debate

Popular Culture, Terrorism in

Mumbai 2008 Attacks

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Phineas Priesthood

Airport Security

Women Terrorists

Madrid Bombings

Law and Terrorism

Zetas, Los

Fourteen Words, The

Christian Identity

Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion

Racial Holy War

White Aryan Resistance (WAR)

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