HISTORY OF TERRORISM, A

Laqueur (emeritus, Georgetown U.) considers the history of political terrorism and guerrilla warfare from clashes in 19th century Europe through left- and right-wing violence in the 20th century and the multinational operations of Arab and other groups. A sampling of topics includes funding for terrorist activities, informers, intelligence gathering, the role of the media, the effects of terrorism, and its depiction in literature and film. This reprint of the 1977 edition features a new introduction by the author.