DAN G. COX is an associate professor of political science at the United States Army, School of Advanced Military Studies located in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. JOHN FALCONER is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Nebraska at Kearney BRIAN STACKHOUSE is a major in the U.S. Army who served extensively in Africa. He is an instructor of military science at Missouri Western State University.
Cox and his colleagues test the common wisdom that terrorism is
linked to economic deprivation. . . The authors argue that
democracy, civilisational differences and poverty are all tied to
the main instability theme which animates their research. Their
focus on Asia and Africa is also a welcome change from most of the
terrorism literature which tends to generalise on the basis of
terror movements linked to the Middle East. Contemporary South
Asia"
The authors explore salient foreign policy questions. Recommended.
Choice"
This volume of thirteen chapters provides a balanced theoretical
debater and empirical analysis of terrorism that will be useful for
students and scholars, but it is principally aimed at US policy
makers crafting counter-terror strategies. A sound methodology is
employed. Political Studies Review"
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