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Lone wolf terror and the rise of leaderless resistance

Title
Lone wolf terror and the rise of leaderless resistance / George Michael.
Author
Michael, George, 1961-
Publication
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2012], ©2012.

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ix, 254 pages; 27 cm
Summary
Michael investigates the motivations of numerous political and ideological elements, and focuses on those carrying out destructive acts while operating as "lone wolves" and small cells. He suggests that leaderless resistance has become the most common tactical approach of political terrorists in the West and elsewhere.
Subject
  • Terrorism > Case studies
  • Right-wing extremists > Case studies
  • Ecoterrorism > Case studies
  • Government, Resistance to > Case studies
  • Right and left (Political science) > Case studies
  • Ecoterrorism
  • Government, Resistance to
  • Right and left (Political science)
  • Right-wing extremists
  • Terrorism
Genre/Form
Case studies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.
Contents
The evolution of war, conflict, and strategy -- Leaderless resistance and the extreme right -- Ecoextremism and the radical animal liberation movement -- The strategic implications of the new world order -- The Wiki revolution and the new people power -- Weapons of mass destruction and leaderless resistance -- The global Islamic resistance movement -- Conclusion : fifth-generation warfare and leaderless resistance.
ISBN
  • 9780826518552 (cloth)
  • 0826518559 (cloth)
  • 9780826518576 (ebook)
  • 0826518575 (ebook)
LCCN
  • 2011046021
  • 7665802
OCLC
  • ocn764586768
  • 764586768
  • SCSB-5724711
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries