Western State Terrorism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780745609317)

Western State Terrorism examines the political uses to shich the U.S. and its allies have put the terrorism perpetrated by their official enemies-often small scale terrorism compared to that sponsored by the West. The contributors to this study place such retail terrorism in the context of U.S. supported wholesale violence and offer an analysis fo the ideological goals that have been served by mainstream discussions of terrorism. This timely and controversial study radically questions current ideas and definitions of terrorism.

Author: Alexander L. George
ISBN-10: 0745609317
ISBN-13: 9780745609317
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 08/26/1991
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.69d