| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the stupid terrorist -- My West Bank discovery -- Testing the strategic model of terrorism -- Terrorism success stories revisited -- Correspondence of means and ends bias -- How terrorism expedites organizational demise -- What smart leaders know -- Principal-agent problems in militant groups -- Cultivating task cohesion -- The structure of success -- The benefits of centralizing -- When elephants rampage -- Denial of organizational involvement -- Denial of principal intent -- Conclusion : the future of terrorism. |
| Summary |
This volume challenges some of our most basic understandings of terrorism - in terms of its consequences, its causes, and the most effective government response - and shows how these three areas are closely interrelated. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Religious militants.
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Religious militants. |
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Religious militants -- History.
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History. |
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Terrorism.
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Terrorism. |
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terrorism. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abrahms, Max Benjamin. Rules for rebels. First edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018 0198811551 (DLC) 2018935624 (OCoLC)1023053293 |
| ISBN |
9780192539434 (electronic book) |
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0192539434 (electronic book) |
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9780191848438 (electronic book) |
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0191848433 (electronic book) |
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9780198811558 |
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0198811551 |
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