Laura N. Bell

Gebundenes Buch

Targets of Terror

Contemporary Assassination

Beschreibung

Assassination is a tactic of contemporary terrorism that is understudied in the terrorism and political violence literatures. This book examines the use of assassination in terror campaigns and the political and societal repercussions of these political killings across target types.

Autor

Laura Bell is Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Texas A & M University. She teaches American National Security, Comparative Politics and International Relations. My primary area of interest is political violence, with a focus on political assassination. Current research follows two tracks. One track examines political and societal instability in the aftermath of terrorist assassinations, with an emphasis on the Middle East and Africa. The second track includes an examination of the various targets of contemporary assassinations, such as government officials, journalists and international aid workers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781786613912
• ISBN-10: 1786613913
• Artikelnr.: 60017764