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  • EDITION:
    5th Edition
  • ISBN:
    0534643817
  • ISBN-13:
    9780534643812
  • PUB. DATE:
    July 2005
  • PUBLISHER:
    Cengage Learning
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Terrorism and Homeland Security: An Introduction / Edition 5 by Jonathan R. White

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This Book Sucksby Anonymous

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This is one of the most dry books I have encountered in my criminal justice career thus far. Very boring. Hard to read. Just plain bad reading material.

in order for a book to be good there must be a clear veiw pointby Anonymous

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Jonathan R. White shows everyone's point of view and does not tell you the right point of view in accordance to the his wishes. Jon can't write a book of quotes and sit on the fence about it. If I turned in a paper like that i would fail in life and in any scholarly pursuits .

What a dilemma......!, (1 of 2)by Beirut768

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When local governments prove lack of temerity and live in chattering fear from terrorists in their midst, there will be no measure for panic, and experience indicate that fear breeds atrocities.
Experience also indicate that terrorists atrocities do not remain localized, they tend to spread outside the borders.

The UN should leave no stone unturned until terrorism is defined.
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Terrorism and Homeland Security

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  • Pub. Date: July 2005
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
  • Sales Rank: 813,558

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TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY: AN INTRODUCTION, Sixth Edition, is the best-selling terrorism book on the market. National terrorism expert Jonathan R. White provides specific examples that will enable you to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. Dr. White gives essential historical (pre-1980) background on the phenomenon of terrorism and the roots of contemporary conflicts, includes detailed descriptions of recent and contemporary conflicts shaping the world stage, and presents theoretical and concrete information about Homeland Security organizations. Throughout, he reviews the relevant issues and challenges. With this sixth edition, Dr. White has fine-tuned the text and kept pace with the state of terrorism in today's world.

Biography

Jonathan R. White—a national expert on the topic of terrorism—is executive director of the Homeland Security Initiative. Immediately prior to that appointment, Dr. White served as dean of Social Sciences at Grand Valley State University. He has instructed on terrorism, militarism, criminology, police administration, philosophy, and justice in Western civilization. Since 1998, he has worked as an adjunct instructor with the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program. A recognized expert on Middle Eastern extremism, Dr. White used his knowledge to develop and strengthen the SLATT program on international terrorism.