Carr, Caleb
Lessons of terror a history of warfare against civilians : why it has always failed, and why it will fail again The lessons of terror Caleb Carr. - New York Random House c2002. - xiv, 272 p. 22 cm.
Contents:
A catastrophe, not a cure
Dulce bellum inexpertis
Industry and cunning
Covenants without the sword
Honor has no effect on them
To preach hatred
Violence to its utmost bounds
Fascinated by terror
This fundamentally repugnant philosophy
Shake hands with murder
Profit or preservation?
We think of terrorism as a relatively modern phenomenon used by fringe political and religious groups, but The Lessons of Terror demonstrates that it is a practice that has existed since time immemorial, and has been employed by national armies as well as extremists. Carr's exploration of two thousand years of terrorism reveals the tactic's consistently self-defeating nature: Far from prompting submission, it only stiffens enemy resolve, and never leads to long-term success or peace. Carr provides a critical historical context for understanding not only individual terrorist acts today, but the Middle East conflict as well
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Terrorism.
Terrorism--History.
303.62509 Car 9
Lessons of terror a history of warfare against civilians : why it has always failed, and why it will fail again The lessons of terror Caleb Carr. - New York Random House c2002. - xiv, 272 p. 22 cm.
Contents:
A catastrophe, not a cure
Dulce bellum inexpertis
Industry and cunning
Covenants without the sword
Honor has no effect on them
To preach hatred
Violence to its utmost bounds
Fascinated by terror
This fundamentally repugnant philosophy
Shake hands with murder
Profit or preservation?
We think of terrorism as a relatively modern phenomenon used by fringe political and religious groups, but The Lessons of Terror demonstrates that it is a practice that has existed since time immemorial, and has been employed by national armies as well as extremists. Carr's exploration of two thousand years of terrorism reveals the tactic's consistently self-defeating nature: Far from prompting submission, it only stiffens enemy resolve, and never leads to long-term success or peace. Carr provides a critical historical context for understanding not only individual terrorist acts today, but the Middle East conflict as well
0375508430
Terrorism.
Terrorism--History.
303.62509 Car 9