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TERRORISTS

NCJ Number
38891
Author(s)
L PAINE
Date Published
1975
Length
176 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATURE, STRUCTURE, TECHNIQUES, AND CAUSES OF TERRORISM, AND REVIEWS THE ACTIVITIES AND PHILOSOPHY OF SEVERAL SPECIFIC TERRORIST GROUPS.
Abstract
THE GROUPS EXAMINED INCLUDE THE FEDAYEEN, CANADIAN TERRORISTS, TUPAMAROS, THE BLACK PANTHERS, AND THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY. THE EFFECTS OF TERRORISM ON FOREIGN POLICY AND THE WORLD SITUATION IS DISCUSSED AS WELL.