The politics of terrorism : a survey / edited by Andrew T.H. Tan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-268)

Note on the transcription of Arabic names -- part 1: Essays. Modern terror : history and special features / David C. Rapoport -- Dagger and sarin : the evolution of terrorist weapons and tactics / Adam Dolnik and Rohan Gunaratna -- Ethnic terrorism : themes and variations / Dennis Pluchinsky -- Left- and right-wing political terrorism / David W. Brannan -- Religion and the new terrorism / Mark Juergensmeyer -- On the nature of religous terrorism / Adam Dolnik and Rohan Gunaratna -- State uses of terrorism / James Lutz and Brenda Lutz -- Counter-terrorism / Thomas Mockaitis -- part 2. A-Z glossary of major terrorist groups and incidents / Andrew T.H. Tan -- part 3: Maps and statistics. Maps : Burma/Myanmar ; Central Africa ; Central Asia ; Ethiopia ; India ; Iraq ; Israel/Palestine ; The Malay Archipelago ; North-West Indian sub-continent ; Saudi Arabia -- Charts and statistics : Terrorist incidents by region (chart) ; Terrorist injuries by region ; Terrorism deaths by region ; Terrorist incidents by region (statistical table) ; Terrorism incidents by target ; Terrorism incidents by tactic -- part 4. Select bibliography : General ; Middle East ; Africa ; Americas ; Europe ; Asia.