{"product_id":"does-terrorism-work-richard-english-9780198832027","title":"Does Terrorism Work?: A History","description":"Terrorism is one of the most significant security threats that we face in the twenty-first century. Not surprisingly, there is now a plethora of books on the subject, offering definitions of what terrorism is and proffering advice on what causes it and how states should react to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one of the most important questions about terrorism has, until now, been left remarkably under-scrutinized: does it work? Richard English now brings thirty years of professional expertise studying terrorism to the task of answering this complex--and controversial--question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocussing principally on four of the most significant terrorist organizations of the last fifty years (al-Qaida, the Provisional IRA, Hamas, and ETA), and using a wealth of interview material with former terrorists as well as those involved in counter-terrorism, he argues that we need a far more honest understanding of the degree to which terrorism actually \u003cem\u003eworks\u003c\/em\u003e--as well as a more nuanced insight into the precise ways in which it does so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly then can we begin to grapple more effectively with what has become one of the most challenging and eye-catching issues of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198832028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198832027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.70w x 1.20d","brand":"Richard English","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054697345279,"sku":"9780198832027","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84541997-a760-464f-a5bd-48151ec90047.jpg?v=1685031461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/does-terrorism-work-richard-english-9780198832027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}