Encyclopedia of Terrorism

(Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003), 523 pages; hardcover; list price: $125.00. Harvey Kushner is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at Long Island University. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism, Kushner has consulted for numerous U.S. government agencies. He is a widely published author on terrorism, including "Terrorism in America" (1998), "The Future of Terrorism" (1998), and "Essential Readings on Political Terrorism" (2002). He also regularly appears as a terrorism expert on U.S. network television news programs. "The Encyclopedia of Terrorism" is an authoritative reference resource, written in its entirety by Professor Kushner. It includes more than 300 articles, which are broken down into 32 general topical categories. These categories cover groups such as the Abu Nidal Organization, al Fatah, al Qaeda, Hamas, Hizballah, and the Palestine Liberation Front; general terrorist objectives such as animal rights, anti-abortion, environmental, nationalistic, religious/jihadist, right-wing, and white supremacist causes; terrorist warfare involving biological and chemical weapons, including other types of weapons of mass destruction; terrorist tactics and methods such as bombings, hijackings, and hostage taking/kidnappings; well known terrorist group leaders; state sponsors of terrorism; theoretical perspectives on terrorism; and illustrative case studies of terrorist incidents. The encyclopedia entries are written in a concise format, and are accompanied by detailed chronology, photographs, maps, and charts. TABLE OF CONTENTS Reader's Guide; Foreword by James Kallstrom; Preface; Introduction; Entries A-Z; Appendix A: Locations of Terrorist Activity (Maps); Appendix B: Web Sites; Appendix C: Chronology; Appendix D: Bibliography; Index.