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Political Science Terrorism

No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism

by (author) Jonathan Barker

Publisher
Between the Lines
Initial publish date
Feb 2003
Category
Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Civil Rights
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896357751
    Publish Date
    Feb 2003
    List Price
    $13.95

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Description

Terrorism is a word that is thrown around very loosely by all sorts of people, often by the biggest terrorists of all. But what is its history as a concept and how can we make sense of all the competing meanings? Who stands to gain when the word is used? Barker challenges common misconceptions about terrorism and illustrates the ways in which both terrorism and counter-terrorism undermine popular politics and democratic space.

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Contributor Notes

Jonathan Barker is Professor Emeritus in Political Science, University of Toronto. He is the author of many books, including Street-Level Democracy: Political Settings at the Margins of Global Power (BTL, 1999).

Editorial Reviews

An excellent contribution to our understanding of the issues…it should be required reading for any western security analyst, policy advisor or politician concerned in any way with responding to the events of Sept. 11.

Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies, Bradford University

The latest in Between the Lines' series of smart and snappy introductions to key world political issues.

Ray Robertson, The Toronto Star