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Terrorism As Crime From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond

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ISBN-10: 0814736963

ISBN-13: 9780814736968

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mark S. Hamm

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View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction. "Read this book to understand the important nexus between terrorism and crime! This cutting edge analysis suggests a new approach to defeat the terrorist threat to the United States." -- Marc Sageman, author of "Understanding Terror Networks" "Hamm's clear writing style, careful research and theoretical insights promise to make this a classic in criminology." -- William J. Chambliss, author of "Power, Politics, and Crime" "[Provides] the first detailed account of how crime provides logistical support for terrorist strikes. By blending the study of terrorism and criminology, Hamm offers the possibility of detecting and stopping terrorism…    
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Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 3/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 271
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Mark S. Hamm is a former prison warden from Arizona and currently Professor of Criminology at Indiana State University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Terrorism Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. His books include Terrorism as Crime: From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond (NYU Press, 2007), and In Bad Company: America's Terrorist Underground . He is the recipient of the Frederick Milton Thrasher Award for Outstanding Gang Scholarship, and the Critical Criminologist of the Year Award from the American Society of Criminology.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Criminology of Terrorism
Global Crime and Terrorism
Criminal Stupidity and the Age of Sacred Terrorism: The First World Trade Center Bombing
Vulnerabilities of the Jihad-Prelude to 9/11: The U.S. Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
Domestic Crime and Terrorism
The Legacy of Lost Causes: The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord
Charisma, Conflict, and Style: The Order
The Current State and Future of the Terrorism-Crime Connection
The Seduction of Terrorist Mythology: The Aryan Republican Army
Al-Qaeda, the Radical Right, and Beyond: The Current Terrorist Threat
Notes
Index
About the Author