Anti-american Terrorism: From Eisenhower To Trump - A Chronicle Of The Threat And Response: Volume I: The Eisenhower Through Carter Administrations

Pluchinsky's first volume on anti-American terrorism is a comprehensive look at one of the most complex US national security challenges, reflecting the evolving nature of terrorism and the government's response. It is a valuable desk reference for terrorism scholars and counter-terrorism practitioners, with detailed factual content and a contextual history of US counter-terrorism policy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 720 pages
Publication date: 19 May 2020
Publisher: Imperial College Press

Pluchinsky's first volume, focusing on anti-American terrorism, offers a comprehensive and dense exploration of one of the most complex US national security challenges. It reflects the changing nature of terrorism in response to political, technological, and media developments during a period of significant US history. The book also provides a thorough account of US policymakers' efforts to address this dynamic issue. The volume includes noteworthy facts about terrorist attacks targeting US interests abroad and at home, making it an essential desk reference for terrorism scholars. Pluchinsky's level of detail and strong qualitative methodology make this work a valuable resource for researchers and counter-terrorism practitioners. Studies in Intelligence hails this work as a magisterial achievement, praising Pluchinsky's ability to bring together diverse material and organize it in a user-friendly manner. Pluchinsky's contextual history of US counter-terrorism policy is considered definitive, and the forthcoming companion volumes are expected to be equally valuable. Critical Studies on Terrorism highlights the emergence of international terrorism as a major international security concern in the post-World War II period, with anti-American terrorism as the dominant theme. The United States has faced a level, lethality, diversity, and geographic scope of international terrorist activity that surpasses any other country. Pluchinsky's volume provides a comprehensive overview of this threat and its impact on US national security.

Weight: 1158g
Dimension: 164 x 236 x 47 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783268719