Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century

Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century helps readers understand terrorism, responses to it, and current trends that affect the future of this phenomenon.

Putting terrorism into historical perspective and analyzing it as a form of political violence, this text presents the most essential concepts, the latest data, and numerous case studies to promote effective analysis of terrorist acts. Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century objectively breaks down the who-what-why-how of terrorism, giving readers a way both to understand patterns of behavior and to more critically evaluate forthcoming patterns.

• Provides a more intense exploration of religion as a primary cause of contemporary terrorism.
• Focuses on the role of social media in recruitment and propaganda.
• Examines the radicalization and recruitment by ISIS to fighting and to domestic young people to carry out attacks at home.
• Explores the growing threat – and reality – of cyber attacks.
• Updates the material on the networking of terrorism today.

Cynthia C. Combs is Bonnie E. Cone Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.