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Scripts of terror : the stories terrorists tell themselves / Benedict Wilkinson.
By: Wilkinson, Benedict [author.]
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: London : Hurst & Company, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197536148 (ebook) :Subject(s): Terrorism | Terrorist organizations | Terrorism -- Egypt -- History | Terrorism -- Saudi Arabia -- History | Terrorism -- Yemen (Republic) -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197521892DDC classification: 303.625 LOC classification: HV6431Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text explores terrorism as a strategic choice - one made carefully and deliberately by rational actors. Through an analysis of the terrorist groups of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, it charts a series of different strategic 'scripts' at play in terrorist behaviour, from survival, to efforts in mobilising a supporter base, through to the grinding attrition of a long terrorist campaign.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text explores terrorism as a strategic choice - one made carefully and deliberately by rational actors. Through an analysis of the terrorist groups of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, it charts a series of different strategic 'scripts' at play in terrorist behaviour, from survival, to efforts in mobilising a supporter base, through to the grinding attrition of a long terrorist campaign.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 26, 2020).