Terrorism: Theory and Practice

Preface -- Overview -- Out-Inventing the Terrorist -- The Causes -- Social Scientific Theory and Civil Violence -- The Transnational Flow of Information as a Cause of Terrorism -- The Perpetrators -- Terrorist Movements -- The Issues -- Northern Ireland, Terrorism, and the British State -- Hostage Negotiations and the Concept of Transference -- Terrorism and the Media: Some Considerations -- The Legalization of Terrorism -- The Future -- The Future of Political Substate Violence -- Coping with Terrorism: What Is To Be Done?