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Terror, Terrorism and the Human Condition
Charles P. Webel
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Description for Terror, Terrorism and the Human Condition
Hardback. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
This book is an attempt to clarify the often murky connections between terrorism, terrorists, and terror. It is designed for the general educated audience interested in recent events, the history leading up to them, and the prospects for dealing with the after effects. Using personal accounts from people who have lived through various forms of terror (survivors of the Dresden fire bombing, Hiroshima, the 9/11 attacks, and others) the book explores terror and its use as a weapon. Providing a unique perspective on terrorism, the book places current events within the broader context necessary to understand how we got here ... Read more
This book is an attempt to clarify the often murky connections between terrorism, terrorists, and terror. It is designed for the general educated audience interested in recent events, the history leading up to them, and the prospects for dealing with the after effects. Using personal accounts from people who have lived through various forms of terror (survivors of the Dresden fire bombing, Hiroshima, the 9/11 attacks, and others) the book explores terror and its use as a weapon. Providing a unique perspective on terrorism, the book places current events within the broader context necessary to understand how we got here ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Series
Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403961617
SKU
V9781403961617
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About Charles P. Webel
CHARLES P. WEBEL has taught social science and philosophy at the University of Berkeley, Saybrook Graduate School, and Harvard University, USA. He is series editor of Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict.
Reviews for Terror, Terrorism and the Human Condition
"Terror and terrorism are today parts of our human condition. But as opposed to certain others, some called "experts on terrorism", who in their pre-enlightenment ways only talk about evil and hatred and war on terrorism, Webel in the best tradition of our civilization tries to understand the phenomenon. And in doing so he also examines terrorism by the state, ... Read more