Terrorism and Homeland Security: An Introduction

by Jonathan R. White

White's TERRORISM: AN INTRODUCTION, a perennial best-seller, is recognized as the most objective terrorism book in the market. In the latest edition, White has rewritten and incorporated parts of his two books DEFENDING THE HOMELAND and TERRORISM to create one new comprehensive text. To reflect this change, the title has been updated to TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY: AN INTRODUCTION, Fifth Edition. TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY: AN INTRODUCTION, Fifth Edition strives to discuss the most sophisticated theories by the best terrorist analysts in the world, while still focusing on the domestic and international threats of terrorism and the basic security issues that surround terrorism today. The student-oriented writing style is complemented by rich pedagogy, and there is an adequate amount of research and theoretical discussion to make this the ideal text for both the undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.

Genres: Textbooks, Nonfiction, History, Terrorism

416 pages, Hardcover

Published July 20, 2005

Reviews

[☠︎︎༒︎✞︎ ѕℓιм ☠︎︎༒︎✞︎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for my government- terrorism class. I thought this book was okay

[Rachel Bayles · Rating 3 out of 5]

This textbook is essentially a 600-page literature review. It has some interesting information, but it's hard to slog through, and some of the writing is downright bad. The author will try to jam in a synopsis of everyone's research on a particular topic, and it just ends up reading like class notes. It seems like the first edition got rushed to print, and they never went back to edit. Not recommended for an intro class, but only for people who are motivated enough to want to see the study of terrorism through the lens of specific research papers.

[Susie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a textbook so it's not like I'm going to rate it as high as a book I've chosen to read. That being said, it was a really good introduction to the domestic/international political/social issues involved in terrorism.

[Michal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Average at best. Full of ideas and concept that do not mesh with the real life. Definitions of polices specifically attributed to named organizations do seem to mesh with reality.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

BU MCJ 650 Terrorism course text book

[Jenn Lambert · Rating 1 out of 5]

its a confusing school book with no real definitions, just contrasting ideas