Terrorism has long been a major shaping force in the world. However, the meanings of terrorism, as a word and as a set of actions, are intensely contested. This

Is terrorism's violence essentially symbolic? Does it impact on culture primarily through the media? What kinds of performative effect do the various discourses

A groundbreaking history of the roots of modern terrorism, ranging from early modern Europe to the contemporary Middle East.

A rich collection of studies by mental health professionals that provide a deep understanding of the nature of psychological trauma induced by modern terrorism

A fundamentally new interpretation of the emergence of modern terrorism, arguing that it formed in the Russian literary imagination well before any shot was fir