Understanding Terrorism: Threats in an Uncertain World

by Akorlie A. Nyatepe-Coo and Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted

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For interdisciplinary undergraduate courses on understanding terrorism in Criminology, Political Science, World History, Global Issues, and Contemporary Issues. Also appropriate for courses in Social, Abnormal, and General Psychology.

Using an interdisciplinary approach in examining the events of 9/11/2001, this collection of readings provides comprehensive coverage of this date's significance from a number of perspectives, offering in-depth, provocative essays examining subjects ranging from the history of Islam to the future of terrorism, with pedagogical tools that facilitate its use. Introductory paragraphs for each article and the text's introduction offer a framework for the varied chapters; students will learn about economic incentives, contemporary politics of the Middle East, and historical precedents for the use of terrorism.

  • ISBN10 0131120980
  • ISBN13 9780131120983
  • Publish Date 5 December 2003
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 3 April 2014
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Pearson
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 288
  • Language English