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Terrorism
Discussion continues throughout the
world about terrorism. What does terrorism mean? How is terrorism defined
and by whom? How is the term 'terrorism' being used by governments, the
media, and the global public?
The following is a list of Library and Internet resources
that can help you conduct research on the topic of terrorism. The sources
listed below, including books, United Nations documents, journal articles,
international news, government documents, and web pages, contain or point
to current information on terrorism and to ongoing scholarship seeking
to conceptualize it. Additions and modifications to this list are expected.
Conceptualizing
terrorism
Some suggested sources:
United Nations dialog
on definition of 'terrorism'
Books for
Understanding: Terrorism (Association of American University Presses)
Books,
Articles, Discussion Papers, Op-Eds on Terrorism (John F. Kennedy School
of Government, Harvard University)
Terrorism
in context edited by Martha Crenshaw, (University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania
State University Press, c1995).
The
Future of Terrorism edited by Max Taylor and John Horgan, (London;
Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2000).
Western
State Terrorism edited by Alexander George (New York : Routledge,
1991).
Noam
Chomsky books
Alex
Peter Schmid books
Michael
Stohl books
Eqbal
Ahmad books (Five Colleges)
Eqbal Ahmad biography
(with publication references)
Encyclopedia
of Terrorism in the Americas
Books
Suggested searches in the Library Catalog:
Bioterrorism
Cyberterrorism
International
offenses
Political
crimes and offenses
State-sponsored
terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism
Government Policy United States
Terrorism
Middle East
Terrorism
Prevention
Terrorism
United States
Journal articles
and international news
Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic communities
in the United States. Articles are in English or Spanish, 1960-; search
Ethnic
Newswatch
Full text articles and abstracts from scholarly periodicals, magazines
and newspapers relating to current events, the humanities, social sciences,
and non-technical general sciences, 1980-; search Expanded
Academic Index
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations
on world history from 1450 to present, 1954-; search Historical
Abstracts
Citations to articles from international political science periodicals,
1989-; search International
Political Science Abstracts
Full text news bulletins from Latin America, 1986-; search Latin
America Data Base
Full text articles and transcripts from world and national news sources
including news wire services, non-English language newspapers, national
and college newspapers; search Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe
Citations and abstracts for articles, books and book chapters, government
documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports
and other materials relating to public and social policy published in
Western European languages, 1970-; search PAIS
International
Citations to articles in the scholarly journals of political science,
history, public health, industrial relations, social issues, social work,
law, sociology, linguistics, philosophy, urban studies, psychology, women's
studies, and psychiatry, searchable by subject, author, or works cited,
1993-; search Sociological
Abstracts
United Nations sources
Commission on Human Rights resolutions, General Assembly and Security
Council resolutions, Reports of the Secretary-General, press releases
and radio broadcasts at UN Action
Against Terrorism gateway website
The United Nations Yearbook (Du Bois Library Reference JX 1977.A37Y3)
Human Development Report (Du Bois Library Reference HN25.H8)
Refugees Monthly publication of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (Du Bois Library, 6th Floor, UN Docs. HV640.R434)
United States
Government sources
Locate U.S. government resources, including congressional committee hearings,
government documents, government intelligence, and news using the Library
catalog and selected sources listed below:
Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States :
Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States
Senate, February 7, 2001. (Du Bois Library, 6th Floor, Y4.IN8/19:S.HRG.
107-2)
Foreign Broadcast Information Service translations of non-English daily
news reporting of global events and in-depth interviews with political,
government and military leaders. (Du Bois Library, 6th Floor, Government
Documents collection)
Terrorist Threats to the United States : Hearing before the Subcommittee
on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of
Representatives, January 26, 2000. (Du Bois Library, 6th Floor, Y4.J89/1:106/85)
The Taliban : Engagement
or Confrontation? Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United
States Senate, July 20, 2000.
Countering the changing
threat of international terrorism : report of the National Commission
on Terrorism : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United
States Senate, June 15, 2000.
Global terrorism : South
Asia--the new locus: Hearing before the Committee on International Relations,
House of Representatives, July 12, 2000.
National Security
Archive presents summaries and background government information as the
September 11th Sourcebooks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
Last updated:
February 3, 2006
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