This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to global terrorism, helping students to understand the history, politics, ideologies, and strategies of both contemporary and older terrorist groups. Written in a clear and accessible style, each chapter explains a different aspect of terrorism and illustrates this with a wide variety of case studies from across the world.

Topics covered include:
• Definitions and typology of terrorism
• Classifications of groups, weapons, and techniques
• Religious terrorism
• Ethnic disputes
• Left-wing and right-wing extremism
• State-sponsored terrorism
• Techniques for countering terrorism
• Future development of terrorist activity

Case studies include:
• Terror in the French Revolution
• The Zealots
• Irish Republicanism
• The Italian Red Brigades
• American militias
• Colombia
• Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Sri Lanka
• al Qaeda
• PLO