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Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal DemocracyISBN: 978-1-4051-3943-4
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234 pages
June 2008, ©2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal
Democracy provides sobering analyses of the nature of
terrorism and the moral justification – or lack thereof
– of terrorist actions and counter-terrorism measures in
today's world. Utilizing a variety of thought-provoking
philosophical arguments, the historic roots of terrorism and its
contemporary incarnations are explored in depth. Detailed analyses
of organizations such as the IRA, the ANC, Hamas and Al-Qaeda will
reveal the many faces of terrorism and its disparate motives and
tactics. Discussion of the nature and scope of terrorism and
whether it can ever be morally justified is balanced with analysis
of counter-terrorism strategies and the methods and moral limits of
counter-terrorism.
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism will greatly broaden our understanding of the nature and morality of terrorism and counter-terrorist pursuits – a crucial precondition for establishing any form of enduring peace between nations in the twenty-first century world.