Non-western responses to terrorism /
This edited collection surveys how non-Western states have responded to the threats of domestic and international terrorism in ways consistent with and reflective of their broad historical, political, cultural and religious traditions. It presents a series of eighteen case studies of counterterroris...
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| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | New directions in terrorism studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Russia and central Asia
- Asia
- South Asia
- Latin and South America
- Middle East and north Africa
- Africa.
- Foreword / Alex P. Schmid
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction / Michael J. Boyle
- Part 1. Russia and Central Asia. Russia: Russia's response to terrorism in the twenty-first century / Ekaterina Stepanova
- part 2. Asia. China: Xi Jinping, China's legal reform and counterterrorism / Irene Chan
- Japan: Terrorism and counterterrorism in Japan / Chiyuki Aoi and Yee-Kuang Heng
- Malaysia: Adapting to the dynamic changes of terrorist threats / Kamarulnizam Abdullah and Ridzuan Abdul Aziz
- Indonesia: Political violence and counterterrorism: disputed boundaries of a postcolonial state / Evan A. Laksmana and Michael Newell
- part 3. South Asia. India: Counterterrosim in India: an ad hoc response to an enduring and variable threat / Rashmi Singh
- Pakistan: Countering terrorism in Pakistan: challenges, conundrum and resolution / Muhammad Feyyaz
- part 4. Latin and South America. Brazil: When the shoe doesn't fit: Brazilian approaches to terrorism and counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era / Jorge M. Lasmar
- Colombia: The changing meaning of 'terrorism' in Colombia: a matter of discourse / Oscar Palma
- part 5. Middle East and North Africa. Algeria: Algeria's response to violent extremism / George Joffé
- Egypt: Extremism in moderation: understanding state resposne to terrorism in Egypt / Dina Al Raffie
- Lebanon: Contending notions of terrorism in Lebanon: politico-legal manoeuvres and political Islam / Bashir Saade
- Saudi Arabia: Islam and Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism strategy / Roel Meijer
- Iran: The state and terrorism in Iran / Ali M. Ansari
- part 6. Africa. Kenya: Counterterrorism in Kenya: security aid, impunity and Muslim alienation / Jeremy Prestholdt
- Nigeria: A vicious cycle: the growth of terrorism and counterterrorism in Nigeria, 1999-2016 / Jennifer Giroux and Michael Nwankpa
- Uganda: Counterterrorism in Museveni's Uganda / Emma Leonard Boyle
- South Africa: Understanding South Africa's confused and ineffective response to terrorism / Hussein Solomon
- Conclusion / Michael J. Boyle.