The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to al Qaeda
This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, chilling threats, and renewed reprisals.\ In it, some of the best international specialists working on the subject today examine terrorism's long and complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots...
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This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, chilling threats, and renewed reprisals. In it, some of the best international specialists working on the subject today examine terrorism's long and complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of Antiquity, the contributors discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, "resistance" terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the rise of the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over.Includes essays by François Géré, Rohan Gunaratna, Olivier Hubac-Occhipinti, Ariel Merari, Philippe Migaux, Yves Ternon
Preface viiIntroduction Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 1Terrorism as a Strategy of Insurgency Ariel Merari 12The Prehistory of TerrorismZealots and Assassins Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 55Manifestations of Terror through the Ages Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 79Terrorism from 1789 to 1968The Invention of Modern Terror Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 95Anarchist Terrorists of the Nineteenth Century Olivier Hubac-Occhipinti 113Russian Terrorism, 1878-1908 Yves Ternon 132The "Golden Age" of Terrorism Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 175Lenin, Stalin, and State Terrorism Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 197Terrorism in Time of War: From War II to the Wars of National Liberation Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 208Terrorism since 1968From 1968 to Radical Islam Gerard Chaliand Arnaud Blin 221The Roots of Islamic Radicalism Philippe Migaux 255Al Qaeda Philippe Migaux 314The Future of the IslamistMovement Philippe Migaux 349Suicide Operations: Between War and Terrorism Francois Gere 363The United States Confronting Terrorism Arnaud Blin 398Terrorism in Southeast Asia-Threat and Response Rohan Gunaratna 420Bibliography 435Contributors 445Index 447
