For a topic so widespread and
diversified, it’s no simple task to explain just which acts or groups
are terrorist since one man’s terrorist may be another’s enforcer of
justice. Still, this new, updated, and expanded edition of the
Historical Dictionary of Terrorism certainly makes the situation much
clearer by presenting an amazing amount of information in the
dictionary’s hundreds of entries on main issues, techniques, and
counterterrorism measures. The chronology puts terrorism into a
historical context, the introduction provides necessary background
information, and the list of acronyms allows readers to keep track of
organizations best known by just a few letters. Finally, there is a
comprehensive and well-structured bibliography.
