Terrorism and Global Disorder by Adrian Guelke

Terrorism and Global Disorder by Adrian Guelke

Powerfully argued and thought-provoking, "Terrorism and Global Disorder" asks to what extent the world really changed as a result of the events of 11 September 2001. It argues that the significance of the assault on America has been overstated and that terrorism with a global reach is best seen as a consequence of other, more fundamental changes. The author contends that the development and global outreach of terrorism stem from the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the superpower hegemony, aided by the spread of international technology and communications. He also examines the consequences of the political exploitation of terrorism and underlines the dangers created by the politicization of counter-terrorism for partisan purposes. Above all, this stimulating book attempts to place terrorism - now a word full of nuance and meaning and denoting a phenomenon which occupies so much government energy and money - within the context of history and current affairs. It is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the causes and nature of terrorism.

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Adrian Guelke is Professor of Comparative Politics at the Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict, Queen's University, Belfast. He is the author of South Africa in Transition and The Age of Terrorism and the International Political System (both published by IBTauris).

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ISBN 13	9781850438045
ISBN 10	1850438048
Title	Terrorism and Global Disorder
Author	Adrian Guelke
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2006-08-25
Number of pages	296
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