ABSTRACT

First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political change through fear, in which the victims of the violence. The encyclopedia is divided into six parts.

part |38 pages

Definitions, Types, and Categories

chapter |7 pages

Problems of Defining Terrorism

chapter |3 pages

Domestic vs. International Terrorism

chapter |5 pages

Ethnonationalist Terrorism

chapter |4 pages

Islamist Fundamentalist Terrorism

chapter |3 pages

Left-Wing and Revolutionary Terrorism

chapter |4 pages

Religious (Non-Islamist) Terrorism

chapter |2 pages

Right-Wing and Reactionary Terrorism

chapter |2 pages

State vs. Nonstate Terrorism

chapter |2 pages

Urban vs. Rural Terrorism

part |100 pages

Historical Roots—Terrorism Through World War II

chapter |4 pages

Ancient World: Greece and Rome

chapter |2 pages

Asia, Middle Ages: Mongols

chapter |4 pages

Europe: Holocaust, 1933-1945

chapter |3 pages

Europe, Middle Ages

chapter |2 pages

Finland: Civil War, 1918

chapter |2 pages

France: Anarchism, 1880s—1890s

chapter |2 pages

France: Paris Commune, 1871

chapter |3 pages

France: Revolution, 1789-1815

chapter |3 pages

Germany: Waffen SS, 1939-1945

chapter |4 pages

India: Anti-British Struggle, 1900-1947

chapter |3 pages

Japan: Atomic Bomb, 1945

chapter |2 pages

Norway: German Occupation, 1940-1945

chapter |7 pages

Palestine, British: 1920-1947

chapter |2 pages

Romania: Nazi Collaboration, 1940-1942

chapter |2 pages

Russia: Anarchism, 1878-1881

chapter |2 pages

Russia: Civil War, 1917-1921

chapter |2 pages

Soviet Union: Stalinism, 1928-1953

chapter |2 pages

World War I: Atrocities, 1914-1918

part |419 pages

Modern Terrorism—The Post—World War II Era

chapter |2 pages

Afghanistan: Rise of the Taliban, 1990s

chapter |2 pages

Afghanistan: Soviet War, 1979-1989

chapter |2 pages

Bahrain: Shiite Struggle, 1980s-Present

chapter |4 pages

Bosnia: Civil Conflict, 1991-1995

chapter |3 pages

Chile: Coup and Dictatorship, 1965-1989

chapter |3 pages

EI Salvador: Civil War, 1970s–1992

chapter |1 pages

France: Islamist Terrorism, 1990s

chapter |2 pages

Greece: Civil War, 1944-1953

chapter |4 pages

Guatemala: Civil War, 1960s-1996

chapter |5 pages

India: Kashmir Struggle, 1947-Present

chapter |4 pages

India: Sikh Nationalism, 1970s-1990s

chapter |5 pages

Iraq: Saddam Hussein Regime, 1968-2003

chapter |3 pages

Israel: Raid on Entebbe, 1976

chapter |2 pages

Israel: Raids on the PLO, 1960s-1980s

chapter |3 pages

Israel: War of Independence, 1948-1949

chapter |4 pages

Italy: Red Brigades, 1969-1984

chapter |2 pages

Japan: Radical Attacks, 1960s-1980s

chapter |2 pages

Kenya: Mau Mau Uprising, 1952-1956

chapter |4 pages

Korea: Korean War, 1950-1953

chapter |3 pages

Korea, North: WMD Threat, 1980s-Present

chapter |5 pages

Lebanon: Civil War, 1975-1990

chapter |4 pages

Lebanon: Hezbollah, 1982–Present

chapter |4 pages

Mexico: Narco-Terrorism, 2000s-Present

chapter |3 pages

Mexico: Zapatista Uprising, 1994-2000s

chapter |4 pages

Nepal: Maoist Uprising, 1996-2006

chapter |3 pages

Palestine: First Intifada, 1987-1992

chapter |5 pages

Russia: Chechnya Conflict, 1994-Present

chapter |3 pages

Rwanda: Genocide, 1994-2000s

chapter |3 pages

Serbia: Kosovo Conflict, 1990s

chapter |3 pages

Sierra Leone: Civil War, 1997-2002

chapter |6 pages

Spain: Conflict with ETA, 1959-2000s

chapter |3 pages

Spain: Islamist Terrorism, 2004

chapter |3 pages

Sudan: Terrorist Haven, 1989-2000s

chapter |5 pages

Turkey: Kurdish Struggle, 1984-2000s

chapter |2 pages

United States: Anthrax Attacks, 2001

chapter |4 pages

Uruguay: Tupamaro Uprising, 1960s-1985

chapter |4 pages

Vietnam: American War, 1959-1975

part |95 pages

September11, 2001–Attacks and Response

chapter |13 pages

International Reaction

chapter |18 pages

Political, Legal, and Social Issues

chapter |34 pages

Security and Defense

part |90 pages

Tactics, Methods, and Aims of Modern Terrorism

chapter |4 pages

Assassination

chapter |2 pages

Collaboration Among Terrorists

chapter |4 pages

Cyberterrorism and Information Warfare

chapter |5 pages

Hijacking

chapter |3 pages

Internet, Terrorist Use of

chapter |5 pages

Kidnapping and Extortion

chapter |4 pages

Media Coverage and Manipulation

chapter |2 pages

Organization of Terrorist Groups

chapter |3 pages

Psychology of Terrorists

chapter |5 pages

Recruitment and Training

chapter |4 pages

Safe Havens, Terrorist

chapter |4 pages

State-Sponsored Terrorism

chapter |5 pages

Suicide Attacks

chapter |4 pages

Victims, Use of

chapter |6 pages

Weapons, Chemical and Biological

chapter |4 pages

Weapons, Conventional

chapter |3 pages

Weapons, Nuclear and Radiological

part |46 pages

Counterterrorism

chapter |3 pages

Counterterrorism: Introduction

chapter |4 pages

Asymmetric Warfare

chapter |3 pages

Financial Counterterrorism

chapter |2 pages

Hostage Negotiations

chapter |5 pages

Intelligence, Counterterrorist

chapter |3 pages

Law Enforcement, Counterterrorist

chapter |4 pages

Special Operations