Multidimensional Terrorism

A study of the motivations and dimensions of terrorism, with case material from Turkey, Iran, Italy, Ireland, and the United States. Contents Tables and Figures Introduction Part 1 Theory Building and Terrorism 1 Defining Terrorism 2 The Rationality of Terrorism 3 Irrational Terrorism Part 2 Some Dimensions of Terrorism 4 Counterterrorism 5 The State as Terrorist 6 Rhetoric and Values in Terrorism Part 3 Case Studies in Terrorism 7 Turkey and the Armenians 8 Iran: Revolution, Culture, and Collective Action 9 Recruitment of Italian Political Terrorists 10 Alienation: The Case of Catholics in Northern Ireland 11 Fighting Terrorism in Democratic Societies Appendix: Worldwide Terrorism Since the World War II Period The Contributors Index