Terrorism in Perspective
- Sue Mahan - University of Central Florida, USA
- Pamala L. Griset - University of Central Florida, USA
This is an outstanding text, and essential for any course exploring aspects of terrorism.
The text explores a broad range of concepts, including the definitions of terrorism, historical examples of terrorism, motivation for terrorist acts and the methods used in terrorist actions.
THe layout is logical and easy to follow, and provides significant depth of analysis. It is ideal for readers of all levels, ranging from level three, through to undergraduate a masters. A truly essential text for any course exploring aspects of terrorism and security.
This updated version of Mahan & Griset's text provides a timely and reflective overview of terrorism, its origins, motivations and its impact on the geopolitical and cultural landscape. A great student reader for knowledge, discussion and debate.
The scale of the coverage within this text is outstanding, whilst taking a Western perspective the book is a good all round, informative read.
A well structured, and written, text regarding this important topic.
Good text with nice articles at the ends of chapters.
Insightful and appropriate for course learning objectives