Terrorism and Homeland Security: An Introduction
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Written for criminal justice students, this textbook explains the origins and types of modern terrorism, outlines the structure and spread of Jihadist networks, and examines the role of law enforcement, intelligence, and bureaucracy in homeland security. Previously published as Terrorism: an introduction, the fifth edition reduces the material on outdated terrorist groups in favor of active ones. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PrefacePart 1The Criminology and Controversy of Terrorism1Chapter 1Definitions, Tactics, and Behavior2Why Definitions Are Important3Definitions of Terrorism4The Meaning of the War on Terrorism7The Tactics of Terrorism9How Terrorist Groups Justify Behavior10Warrior Dreams12Terrorist Profiles: Three Views12Summary of Main Points15Key Terms15Suggested Readings15Web Resources16Chapter 2The Origins of Modern Terrorism17Modern Democracies and the Birth of Terrorism in the West18Terrorism and the Anarchists19Terrorism and the Russian Revolution22Nationalistic Revolutionaries23Irish History and the Growth of Modern Terrorism24The Influence of Past Experience26Summary of Main Points27Key Terms28Suggested Readings28Web Resources28Chapter 3Changing Group Structures and the Metamorphosis of Terrorism30Trying to Walk the Walk31Group Size and Campaign Length32Group Size Is Important33Creating Terrorist Organizations35New Models for a New Day38The Problems of Managing Organizations40The Individual: The Ultimate Small Group43Summary of Main Points45Key Terms46Suggested Readings46Web Resources46Chapter 4The Advent of Religious Terrorism48Analysis of Religious Terrorism49The Social Characteristics of Terrorists: Juergensmeyer's Terror in God's Mind51Religions That Kill: Stern's Terror in God's Mind52The Logic of Religious Terrorism54Huntington's Clash of Civilizations and Esposito's Response56Role of Eschatology59Two Views of Islam and Terrorism60Summary of Main Points62Key Terms63Suggested Readings63Web Resources64Chapter 5Financing Terrorism65The Importance of Funding66Crime Pays68A Macroeconomic Theory of the New Terrorist Economy73The Narcoterrorism Debate76Narcoterrorism: Another View78Summary of Main Points79Key Terms80Suggested Readings80Web Resources80Chapter 6Types of Modern Terrorism82Cyberterrorism83Suicide Terrorism86Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological Agents90Weapons of Mass Destruction: Chemical and Radiological Agents94Summary of Main Points96Key Terms97Suggested Readings97Web Resources97Part 2International Terrorism99Chapter 7The Evolution of Jihadist Networks100Religion and Militant Religion101The Origins of the Jihadist Networks103Jihad Continues in Afghanistan107The Rise of Osama bin Laden108Declaring War on the United States111Summary of Main Points119Key Terms119Suggested Readings119Web Resources120Chapter 8The Umbrella Effect121Jihad Moves to Central and Southeast Asia122Sunni Jihad from Africa to the West128The Metamorphosis of Hezbollah130The Current State of Hezbollah136A Sympathetic View of Hezbollah137A Critical View of Hezbollah139Summary of Main Points140Key Terms141Suggested Reading141Web Resources142Chapter 9The Question of Israel and Palestine143The Origins of the Conflict144Palestinian Violence Expands151The PLO and the Changing Face of Middle Eastern Terrorism152Intifadas and Religious Revival154Summary of Main Points156Key Terms157Suggested Readings157Web Resources157Chapter 10Middle Eastern Terrorism in Metamorphosis159The Palestinian Islamic Jihad160Hamas163The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades167Jewish Fundamentalist Groups in Israel and Palestine172Controversial Counterterrorist Policies174Summary of Main Points176Key Terms176Suggested Readings176Web Resources177Chapter 11Nationalistic and Ethnic Terrorism178The Logic of Ethnic Terrorism179The Basque Nation and Liberty182The PPK and Its Alter Egos185The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam189The Origins and Development of the Anglo-Irish Conflict193The Early History of the Irish Republican Army196The 1916 Easter Rebellion197Independence and Separation198Trends in the IRA: 1930-1985200The Peace Accord and Peace Process in Ireland203Summary of Main Points204Key Terms205Suggested Readings205Web Resources205Chapter 12Ideological Terrorism207The Status of Ideological Terrorism208Ideology and Marighella's Urban Model211The Demise of Left-Wing Ideology in Europe216Iraq Insurgency: Guerrillas or Terrorists, Ethnic or Ideological?219Summary of Main Points222Key Terms222Suggested Readings222Web Resources223Part 3Domestic Terrorism225Chapter 13Conceptualizing Terrorism in America226Early Studies of Domestic Terrorism227The Problem of Conceptualizing Terrorism in the United States229Classifying Terrorism in Criminal Justice231Smith's Analysis of Domestic Terrorism234Steven Emerson's View of Jihad and His Critics238Summary of Main Points242Key Terms242Suggested Readings242Web Resources243Chapter 14Terrorism in the United States244Nationalistic Separatism: The Case of Puerto Rico245The Development of Right-Wing Violence246Contemporary Right-Wing Behavior, Beliefs, and Tactics249Conspiracies, Militias, and the Call to Arms252Pierce's Blueprint for Revolution255The Decline of the Left256Ecoterrorism, Animal Rights, and Genetic Engineering257Antiabortion Violence259Black Hebrew Israelism: An Apocalyptic Single Issue261Summary of Main Points263Key Terms263Suggested Readings264Web Resources264Part 4Issues in Homeland Security267Chapter 15In Search of Homeland Security268Defining Homeland Security269Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, and Views of War271Pearl Harbor and 9-11: Two Different Worlds274Redefining Conflict, Defense, and Intelligence275The Role of Symbols and Structures277Law Enforcement's Special Role278Building Intelligence Systems280Planning for Homeland Security284Creating a Culture of Information Sharing285Summary of Main Points288Key Terms289Suggested Readings289Web Resources289Chapter 16Protecting the Homeland and Protecting Civil Liberties291Defense in Depth: Why Civil Liberties Interact with Civil Defense292The USA Patriot Act293Title II and the Debate about Intelligence Gathering296The Case for Increasing Executive Powers in the Face of Terrorism299The Case against Increasing Executive Powers in the Face of Terrorism302The Debate Concerning Intelligence Gathering303Militarization and Police Work306Summary of Main Points308Key Terms308Suggested Readings308Web Resources309Chapter 17The Bureaucracy of Homeland Security310Bureaucracy: The Weberian Ideal311The Role of Law Enforcement and Intelligence313Protecting the Borders315Infrastructure Protection317DHS, Security, and Police Work319Possible Approaches for Homeland Security Bureaucracies321Bureaucratic Inhibitors322Stephen Flynn's Critique of the Ideal325Summary of Main Points327Key Terms327Suggested Readings327Web Resources328Chapter 18The Media: Affecting Terrorism and Homeland Security329Television and Terrorism: A Cozy Relationship330The Media as a Force Multiplier334Security Forces vs. Reporters337Does Reporting Make Terrorism Contagious?341Censorship Debates343Summary of Main Points345Key Terms346Suggested Readings346Web Resources346Glossary349Bibliography364Index384
