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This book offers a rare glimpse into the motivations of suicide bombers, especially women and children, and those who recruit and dispatch them. Able to win the trust of imprisoned bombers, Anat Berko records their searing personal stories, offering a candid portrayal for all those wanting to understand and communicate with terrorists.

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Examines the environment and events of the 1989 Tiananmen Square tragedy. The author argues that the mass movement, which climaxed in Beijing, can be understood only if attention is given to the external environment that provided both opportunities and constraints to the participants.

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An examination of the influence and organization of the Swedish farmers' movement in the 20th century. It focuses on the ways in which the movement has represented its members in light of the social, political and economic changes that have affected its position within the Swedish economy.

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Long before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Southeast Asia had been dealing with the threat of terrorism. This title analyses the increasing 'Talibanization' of Southeast Asia, a phenomenon in a region that was once an oasis of moderate Islam.

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Propaganda used by terrorists and armed groups might not always be the most sophisticated or nuanced form of rhetoric, but with the right mix of emotion and logic it can be extremely effective. This book examines how terrorist groups in recent history have used propaganda, and how they have adapted to new communications technologies while retaining useful techniques from the past.

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Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman, CBE, QPM, was in overall command of the UK's national counter-terrorism offensive, at the centre of every major terrorist investigation - overt and covert - over the years. This title describes how he led a dedicated team of men and women, committed to protecting the UK from dangerous enemies.

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This textbook examines what drives Al Qaeda-inspired radicalization to violence, how to detect it, and how to confront it. The chapters discuss behaviors and ideologies that are observable and tangible in radicalized individuals or those on the path to violent radicalization. ...

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Taking the bold position that the battle over gun control has already been won by the pro-gun-rights faction, this book will be equally informative to those immersed in the debate and those new to it.

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Terrorism didn't always get bad press. In fact, terror bombing was indispensable to winning World War II, and during the Cold War the threat of nuclear annihilation became the strategy to deter war between the superpowers. In this work, Ron Hirschbein discusses the competing d...

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A study of unofficial movements in the USSR and their effect on the Soviet political system. Since 1987 the role of these groups has been expanding, starting to pose a threat to the power of the Communist party, and causing a multiparty system to emerge in the Soviet Union.

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A study of unofficial movements in the USSR and their effect on the Soviet political system. Since 1987 the role of these groups has been expanding, starting to pose a threat to the power of the Communist party, and causing a multiparty system to emerge in the Soviet Union.

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"Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, New York, in 2012"--T.p. verso.

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This book examines the origins, policies, operations, and impact of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the other members of the World Bank group: the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association,and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

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Think tanks have become important in many Asian nations over the past decade, coinciding with their new prominence in international affairs. This book traces the growing influence of these policy, places the trend in historical context, and explores how the region's countries have fostered the growth of think tanks with Asian characteristics.

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Why did Stalin succeed Lenin' Richard Popes, from Three Whys of the Russian Revolution.

Arguably the most important event of the twentieth century, the Russian Revolution changed for ever the course of modern history.

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A shocking examination of the out-of-control national secruity apparatus built in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

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Examines the militant Irish republican movement in the United States from the final months of the Irish Civil War through to the Second World War -- .

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