Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the ChallengeYale University Press, 1 ene. 2002 - 271 páginas The greatest danger facing the world today, says Alan M. Dershowitz, comes from religiously inspired, state-sponsored terrorist groups that seek to develop weapons of mass destruction for use against civilian targets. In this analysis, Dershowitz argues passionately and persuasively that global terrorism is a phenomenon largely of our own making and that we must and can take steps to reduce the frequency and severity of terrorist acts. |
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WHY TERRORISM WORKS: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge
Reseña de usuario - KirkusThe ubiquitous and prolific Harvard law professor (Shouting Fire, 2002, etc.) weighs in on civil liberties and international justice in a time of terror.Some of Dershowitz's theses will be familiar to ... Leer reseña completa
Why terrorism works: understanding the threat, responding to the challenge
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Índice
Deterring Terrorism | 15 |
The Internationalization of Terrorism How Our European Allies Made September 11 Inevitable | 35 |
How an Amoral Society Could Fight Terrorism | 105 |
Should the Ticking Bomb Terrorist Be Tortured? A Case Study in How a Democracy Should Make Tragic Choices | 131 |
Striking the Right Balance | 165 |
Are We Overreacting? | 223 |
Notes | 229 |
Acknowledgments | 261 |
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Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge Alan M. Dershowitz Vista previa restringida - 2003 |
Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge Alan M. Dershowitz Vista previa restringida - 2008 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge |
| Autores | Alan M. Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M Dershowitz |
| Colaborador | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Edición | íntegra |
| Editor | Yale University Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0300097662, 9780300097665 |
| N.º de páginas | 271 páginas |
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