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Carr, C. (2002). The lessons of terror: A history of warfare
against civilians: Why it has always failed, and why it will fail again.
New York: Random House.
Stacks - HV 6431 .C38 2002
Carr covers the history of international terrorism.
Chaliand, G. & Blin, A. (Eds.). (2007). The history of
terrorism: From antiquity to Al Qaeda. Berkeley, CA: University
of California Press.
Stacks – HV6431.H5713 2007
Covers terrorism from prehistoric
times to 9/11, including America’s anti-terrorism activities. It outlines a working definition of terrorism and covers terrorism in
different regions of the world including Southeast Asia and Russia.
Lutz, J.M. and Lutz, B.J. (2005). Terrorism: Origins and
evolution. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stacks - HV6431 .L87 2005
The authors assert that terrorism is not a recent phenomenon, arguing that it has existed for 2000 years. They cover terrorism
and the ancient world and discuss the classification and causes of terrorism.
To find books in the CUNY+ catalog, you can use keywords related to your topic and combine them using "and", such as “terrorism and recruitment".
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Abu Ghraib Prison
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
Iraq War, 2003- -- Atrocities
National security – United States
Qaida (Organization)
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
State-sponsored terrorism
Terrorism – Finance
Terrorism – Government policy – United States
Terrorism – History
Terrorism – Prevention
Terrorists – Psychology
Torture -- Iraq
War on Terrorism, 2001-