Terrorism and Global Security

✍ Scribed by Ann E. Robertson, James O., III Ellis

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 417
• Series: Global Issues
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For most Americans, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are a watershed event, a turning point in how Americans think about their place in the world. Before 9/11, the United States suffered the occasional attack on its citizens abroad, but the homeland remained secure, and public safety focused on ordinary dangers such as crime, fire, flood, and influenza. After 9/11, new fears intruded on daily life, and Americans were now forced to face a clever enemy who could seemingly attack at any time, at any place. Just as earlier generations remember where they were when they learned of John F. Kennedy's assassination or the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, 9/11 marks the moment American adolescents became aware of international events as well as the broader outlines of global security issues. The subsequent war on terrorism also dramatically changed the terms of a possible career in the military. Accurate and balanced, ''Terrorism and Global Security'' provides key information on the definition, causes, and goals of terrorism; the history of terrorism; the perpetrators and their backgrounds; counterterrorism; and the issues of balancing security and liberty. Separate case studies focus on the United States as well as the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Peru, and Colombia, examining how each has been affected by terrorism and comparing and contrasting the measures taken in response.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Part 1: At Issue......Page 10
Ch 1: Introduction......Page 12
Ch 2: Focus on the United States......Page 51
Ch 3: Global Perspectives......Page 93
Part 2: Primary Sources......Page 132
Ch 4: United States Documents......Page 134
Ch 5: International Documents......Page 192
Part 3: Research Tools......Page 264
Ch 6: How to Research Terrorism and Global Security......Page 266
Ch 7: Facts and Figures......Page 278
Ch 8: Key Players......Page 286
Ch 9: Organizations and Agencies......Page 313
Ch 10: Annotated Bibliography......Page 323
Chronology......Page 355
Glossary......Page 386
Index......Page 394