Table of Contents

1: The Origins; 2: The Philosophy of the Bomb; 3: The Sociology of Terrorism; 4: Interpretations of Terrorism-Fact, Fiction and Political Science; 5: Terrorism Today; Conclusion

About the Author

Walter Laqueur was director of the Institute of Contemporary History in London and served as chairman of the International Research Council of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington until 2000. He was founder and editor of the Journal of Contemporary History and other publications. Laqueur taught at Georgetown, Harvard, the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Brandeis University, and Tel Aviv University.

Reviews

-His survey of the history of terrorism as a strategy of political violence provides a much-needed historical context to ongoing events.- --Vassalo, Anthony W., Military Review

"His survey of the history of terrorism as a strategy of political violence provides a much-needed historical context to ongoing events." --Vassalo, Anthony W., Military Review

"His survey of the history of terrorism as a strategy of political violence provides a much-needed historical context to ongoing events." --Vassalo, Anthony W., Military Review