Terrorism and anti-terrorism : a normative and practical assessment / Christopher L. Blakesley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ruminations on why terrorism is perpetuated : conceptual and historical background -- Defining terrorism -- A neutral working definition of terrorism and its constituent elements -- Jurisdiction in international and domestic law -- A literary and inter-disciplinary excursis : Michael Ignatieff versus Caleb Carr on terrorism, plus some just war theory -- Terrorism distinguished from domestic common crime -- Terrorism distinguished from war crimes and crimes against humanity -- Can a state commit terrorism? -- War crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and terrorism are quintessential crimes -- Terrorism, crimes against humanity, and total war -- Terrorism, torture, and the United States : what dangers face our constitutional republic? -- U.S. response : the "War on Terrorism".