NCJ Number
31881
Date Published
1976
Length
410 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF OVERVIEW ARTICLES ON THE HISTORY, FORMS, AND SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, OR POLITICAL ORIGINS OF TERRORISM CARRIED OUT AGAINST OR SPONSORED BY VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
Abstract
THE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS TREATED ARE CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, LATIN AMERICA, IRELAND, GREAT BRITAIN, THE SOVIET UNION, THE SOUTH ASIAN SUBCONTINENT, SOUTH AFRICA, ISRAEL, AND PALESTINE. INCLUDED IS AN ARTICLE ON AGREEMENTS MADE AND ACTION TAKEN AGAINST TERRORISM BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. EACH ARTICLE SKETCHES THE COMPOSITION, MOTIVES, AND METHODS OF TERRORIST GROUPS IN EACH COUNTRY. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE METHODS AND STRATEGIES USED BY GOVERNMENTS TO COMBAT THESE GROUPS. (SNI ABSTRACT)