CHARLES TOWNSHEND

Una de las máximas preocupaciones de la sociedad occidental es la amenaza de un terrorismo cuyo principal objetivo es que la gente se sienta vulnerable. Charles Townshend desmenuza este fenómeno, ambiguo en su definición, alejándose de quienes consideran que el terrorismo no tiene causas, sólo consecuencias, y de que realizar un análisis del m...

Fecha de publicación: 2010 PERMISOS Impresión: No - Copia: No IDIOMA: INGLÉS 'Since 2003, Iraq has rarely left the headlines. But less discussed is the fact that Iraq as we know it was created by the British, in one of the most dramatic interventions in recent history. A cautious strategic invasion by British forces led - withi...

This book charts a path through the outpouring of efforts to understand and explain modern terrorism, by asking what makes terrorism different from other forms of political, military action; what makes it effective; and what can be done about it. It unravels complex central questions such as whether terrorists are criminals, whether terrorism is...