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Disciplining terror how experts invented "terrorism"

Since 9/11 we have been told that terrorists are pathological evildoers, beyond our comprehension. Before the 1970s, however, hijackings, assassinations, and other acts we now call 'terrorism' were considered the work of rational strategic actors. 'Disciplining Terror' examines h...

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Main Author: Stampnitzky, Lisa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2013.
Subjects:
Terrorism.
Terrorism > Study and teaching > History.
Terrorism > Research > History.
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