Introduction The Chronology Bibliography Index
Compiles over 3,100 domestic acts of violence carried out for political of social objectives between 1954 and 2005.
Christopher Hewitt is Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has written extensively on terrorism, ethnic conflict, and political violence. His publications include The Effectiveness of Anti-Terror Policies (1984), Consequences of Political Violence (1993), Encyclopedia of Modern Separatist Movements (2000), and Understanding Terrorism in America: From the Klan to al Queda (2003).
Hewitt presents a chronology of terrorist events in the United
States and Puerto Rico between 1954 and 2005. Simplifying the
criteria for entry, Hewitt used the FBI's definition of terrorism.
Over 3,100 entries include acts of bombing, shooting, kidnapping,
and robbery; groups include black militant, anti-abortion, Jewish,
and other groups (foreign and domestic). Entries include date and
type of event (November 10, 1971—Attempted Bombing), faction
responsible, incident location, and details of the action. . . .
Readers should not bypass the introduction; it contains an
excellent explanation of how crimes are defined as terrorist rather
than sexually or racially motivated. . . . Recommended. Lower-level
undergraduates and up; general readers.
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