Inside Terrorism

Bruce Hoffmans <strong>Inside Terrorism</strong> has remained a seminal work for understandingthe historical evolution of terrorism and the terrorist mindset. I... » 

Bruce Hoffmans Inside Terrorism has remained a seminal work for understandingthe historical evolution of terrorism and the terrorist mindset. In thisrevised edition of the classic text Hoffman analyzes the new adversariesmotivations and tactics of global terrorism that have emerged in recent yearsfocusing specifically on how al Qaeda has changed since 911 the reasonsbehind its resiliency resonance and longevity and its successful use of theInternet and videotapes to build public support and gain new recruits. Hoffmanbroadens the discussion by evaluating the potential repercussions of the Iraqiinsurgency the use of suicide bombers terrorist exploitation of newcommunications media and the likelihood of a chemical biologicalradiological or nuclear terrorist strike.Closer to home Hoffman reconsiders the Timothy McVeigh case and the threatsposed by American Christian white supremacists and abortion opponents as wellas those posed by militant environmentalists and animal rights activists. Heargues that the attacks on the World Trade Center fundamentally transformed theWests view of the terrorist threat. More relevant and necessary than everInside Terrorism continues to be the definitive work on the history and futureof global terrorism. «