{"product_id":"the-strategy-of-terrorism-peter-r-neumann-9780415545266","title":"The Strategy of Terrorism: How it Works, and Why it Fails","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by which to understand terrorism as strategy. It contends that even terrorism of the supposedly nihilist variety can be viewed as a bona fide method for distributing means to fulfil the ends of policy, that is, as a strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe main purpose of the work is to describe the dynamics of terrorism and evaluate their effectiveness, as well as to theorize upon, and clarify the correlation between, political ends and terrorist means. The text explains the modus operandi of terrorism, and demonstrates how terrorism relies on manipulating the psychological impact of (usually) relatively small-scale attacks. Using a variety of case studies, \u003cem\u003eThe Strategy of Terrorism\u003c\/em\u003e shows how many campaigns of terrorism end in failure when they lose their power to terrify. The authors spell out what a proper understanding of terrorism as a strategy implies for those who want to make terrorism ineffective, and offer a number of policy recommendations derived directly from their critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first contribution of strategic studies to the study of terrorism, and will be of much interest to students of terrorism, strategy and security studies, as well as military professionals and policy makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter R. Neumann,M. L. R. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415545269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415545266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.30d","brand":"Peter R. Neumann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453311496447,"sku":"9780415545266","price":77.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad56d37a-4991-4534-82e4-1f53425daab4.jpg?v=1777299512","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-strategy-of-terrorism-peter-r-neumann-9780415545266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}