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Terrorism as crime [electronic resource] : from Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and beyond / Mark S. Hamm.

By: Hamm, Mark S.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2007Description: ix, 271 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Terrorism | Radicalism | Terrorism -- United States | Radicalism -- United States | CriminologyGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 364.1 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction: The criminology of terrorism -- Criminal stupidity and the age of sacred terrorism : the first World Trade Center bombing -- Vulnerabilities of the Jihad - prelude to 9/11 : the U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania -- The legacy of lost causes : the covenant, the sword, and the arm of the Lord -- Charisma, conflict, and style : the Order -- The seduction of terrorist mythology : the Aryan Republican Army -- Al-Qaeda, the radical right, and beyond : the current terrorist threat.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-242) and index.

Introduction: The criminology of terrorism -- Criminal stupidity and the age of sacred terrorism : the first World Trade Center bombing -- Vulnerabilities of the Jihad - prelude to 9/11 : the U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania -- The legacy of lost causes : the covenant, the sword, and the arm of the Lord -- Charisma, conflict, and style : the Order -- The seduction of terrorist mythology : the Aryan Republican Army -- Al-Qaeda, the radical right, and beyond : the current terrorist threat.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.