Terrorism and Global Disorder: Political Violence in the Comtemporary World
International Library of War Studies

A valuable study of the nature and development of terrorism in all its forms in the late 20th
and early 21st centuries. Powerfully argued and thought-provoking, Terrorism and Global Disorder
examines whether the world changed as a result of the events of 11 September 2001. It argues
that the significance of 9/11 has been overstated and that terrorism with a global reach is best
seen as a consequence of other, more fundamental changes. The author contends that the
development and global outreach of terrorism stem from the end of the Cold War and the collapse
of the superpower hegemony, aided by the spread of international technology and communications.
He also examines the consequences of the political exploitation of terrorism and underlines the
dangers created by the politicization of counter-terrorism for partisan purposes. Above all, this
stimulating book attempts to place terrorism.now a word full of nuance and meaning and denoting
a phenomenon which occupies so much government time and money.within the context of history
and current affairs.

Terrorism and Global Disorder is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the causes
and nature of terrorism.

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