Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-304) and index.

Deliberate confusion : defining terrorism -- What's old is what's new : a brief history of terrorism -- Motives that don't meet the eye : psychological reasons for terrorism -- Dogmatic reasoning : sociological aspects of terrorism -- On behalf of the sheep and for the like-minded : left-wing and right-wing terrorism -- Fanatics in the service of God : religiously inspired terrorism -- Unholy alliances : the irresistible lure of money -- Games nations play : state and "state-backed" terrorism -- Horrors in our backyard : domestic terrorism in the United States -- The struggle for the soul of a faith : the Islamic dimension -- Rage and lessons : September 11, 2001 -- The double-edged sword : the media and terrorism -- The femme fatale : women and terrorism -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Counterrorism on the domenstic front : the Sisyphean burden -- Counterterrorism on the domestic front : legal and moral dilemmas -- An outlook of discontent : what the future holds.

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