Terrorism: History and Reality

Author: Zhu Sumei
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book discusses and analyzes terrorism in different historical periods, revealing the causes, main characteristics, and impacts of terrorism in various contexts, predicting the development trends of contemporary terrorism, and exploring counter-terrorism strategies and measures. Based on the research findings of scholars at home and abroad, the author comprehensively applies research methods from disciplines such as international political science, psychology, and history to objectively analyze the historical and contemporary issue of terrorism from different perspectives. The author organically combines macro-level analysis with micro-level case studies, discussing terrorism from both a broad perspective and exploring the individual motivations behind it. This book provides valuable reference material for in-depth research on the significant international security topic of terrorism. It serves as both an academic monograph on international politics and a textbook for relevant university majors. The book is divided into five chapters, each ending with discussion questions. The appendix includes a chronology of major events in terrorism and lists of terrorist organizations published by some countries in recent years. Terrorism has played different roles in different historical periods, and today it is more often seen as a destructive force. The development of new forms of terrorism poses a significant threat to the international community. In-depth analysis of the roots of terrorism and profound reflection on counter-terrorism strategies will help us effectively combat terrorism.