Chronologies of Modern TerrorismConcise yet comprehensive, this one-volume reference examines the history of terrorism in the modern world, including its origins and development, and terrorist acts by groups and individuals from the French Revolution to today. |
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2 Social Revolutionary Terrorism in Europe and North America | 33 |
3 Nationalist Terrorism in Europeand North America | 60 |
4 Social Revolutionary Terrorism in Latin America | 103 |
5 Revolutionaries of Asia and Africa | 143 |
6 Terrorism in the Middle East | 176 |
7 Radical Islamist Terrorism | 238 |
8 Global JihadSeptember 11 and Afterwards | 307 |
Glossary | 375 |
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About the Authors | 405 |
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