Publisher Description

What is terrorism? How do terrorists differ from other criminals? What makes some individuals and groups decide to use violence to create terror as a means of achieving their aims? This book looks at the history of terrorism and analyses the motivations for its use. It looks at what is being done to tackle terrorism and asks readers to think about what they can do to help people in countries affected by terrorism, for example by fundraising for organisations supporting victims of terrorist attacks.

Author Biography

Rachel Minay is an experienced editor and author of children's non-fiction, specialising in history and the arts.

Table of Contents

• 1: What is terrorism?
• 2: History of terrorism
• 3: Religious terrorism
• 4: Political terrorism
• 5: Facts about terrorism
• 6: Fighting terrorism
• 7: Does terrorism work?
• 8: Responses to terrorism

Long Description

What is terrorism? How do terrorists differ from other criminals? What makes some individuals and groups decide to use violence to create terror as a means of achieving their aims? This book looks at the history of terrorism and analyses the motivations for its use. It looks at what is being done to tackle terrorism and asks readers to think about what they can do to help people in countries affected by terrorism, for example by fundraising for organisations supporting victims of terrorist attacks.

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