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Fatal Future?
Richard M. Pearlstein
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Description for Fatal Future?
Paperback. Examines the evolution of terrorism in the context of a global disorder. This book categorizes three generations of terrorist organizations and shows how each arose in response to the global conditions of its time. It includes an assessment of the efforts to combat trans-national terrorism in the post-September 11 period. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 468.
The nature and goals of terrorist organizations have changed profoundly since the Cold War standoff among the U.S., Soviet, and Chinese superpowers gave way to the current "polyplex" global system, in which the old rules of international engagement have been shattered by a new struggle for power among established states, non-state actors, and emerging nations. In this confusing state of global disorder, terrorist organizations that are privately funded and highly flexible have become capable of carrying out incredibly destructive attacks anywhere in the world in support of a wide array of political, religious, and ethnic causes.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292702653
SKU
V9780292702653
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About Richard M. Pearlstein
Richard M. Pearlstein is Associate Professor of Political Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is also the author of The Mind of the Political Terrorist.
Reviews for Fatal Future?
"As the media has zeroed in on the individual victims, heroes, and perpetrators of 9/11, followed the fighting in Afghanistan, and chronicled the 'war against terrorism' at home, there has been a crying need for a short, sober book like this one ... [to] provide a broader context. It shows that 9/11 was not unexpected, if unpredicted." J. Garry Clifford, ... Read more