Terrorism: A Documentary History is a ready-reference that provides definitive documents which demonstrate what terrorism is, how it has been used, why groups engage in it, and the methods used to defeat it. This important volume includes 100 entries on the topic of terrorism from 1972 through 2002.

Each document begins with a unique headnote that:

• Explains the historical events leading to the document
• Analyzes the document
• Provides context and relevance of the document to terrorism.

Terrorism: A Documentary History is an ideal resource for all high schools and public libraries. In addition, you will find an extensive bibliography and Web addresses to use for further research.

Please click here for an update to one of the documents in Terrorism: A Documentary History.

Maxwell provides remarkable insight...Well researched with an extensive bibliography, the book is suitable for all levels of academic and public inquiry, novice to specialist. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All collections.

"...Maxwell has produced a valuable work that should stimulate further terrorism research. Providing URL's to Internet versions of some of these documentary materials will prove particularly helpful to researchers. This work is recommended for all academic libraries."

Bruce Maxwell is an author, investigative journalist, and newsletter publisher. His newspaper reporting has won numerous national and state journalism awards, and he has written, coauthored, edited, or contributed to more than two dozen books. His most recent books include Insider's Guide to Finding a Job in Washington: Contacts and Strategies to Build Your Career in Public Policy (1999), How to Track Politics on the Internet (1999) and How to Access the Federal Government on the Internet, Fourth Edition (1999), all published by CQ Press.

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