Terrorism and Security Studies

Enemies Near and Far

How Jihadist Groups Strategize, Plot, and Learn Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Thomas Joscelyn

Two internationally recognized experts use newly available documents from al-Qaeda and ISIS to explain how jihadist groups think, grow, and adapt. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Thomas Joscelyn recast militant groups as learning organizations, detailing their embrace of strategic, tactical, and technological innovation.

$30.00 / £25.00 paper 978-0-231-19525-6 $120.00 / £94.00 cloth 978-0-231-19524-9 April 2022 504 pages

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To Deter and Punish

Global Collaboration Against Terrorism in the 1970s Silke Zoller

To Deter and Punish examines why and how the United States and its Western European allies came to treat nonstate “terrorists” as a key threat. Silke Zoller traces Western state officials’ responses to terrorism from the first Palestinian hijacking in 1968 to Ronald Reagan’s militarization of counterterrorism in the early 1980s.

$35.00 / £28.00 paper 978-0-231-19547-8 $145.00 /£112.00 cloth 978-0-231-19546-1 2021 360 pages Israel's Counterterrorism Strategy

Origins to the Present Boaz Ganor

Boaz Ganor provides an authoritative analysis of Israel’s approach to counterterrorism throughout its existence. The book features revelatory personal testimony from senior Israeli decision makers who have played pivotal roles in counterterrorism strategy.

$40.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-19923-0 $160.00 / £125.00 cloth 978-0-231-19922-3 2021 424 pages

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American Zealots

Inside Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism Arie Perliger

In American Zealots, Arie Perliger provides a wide-ranging and rigorously researched overview of right-wing domestic terrorism. He analyzes its historical roots, characteristics, tactics, rhetoric, and organization, assessing the current and future trajectory of the use of violence by the far right.

$28.00 / £22.00 paper 978-0-231-16711-6 $90.00 / £70.00 cloth 978-0-231-16710-9 2020 232 pages

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Force of Words

The Logic of Terrorist Threats Joseph M. Brown

Force of Words is a groundbreaking examination of the role of threats in terrorist strategies that explains the broader purpose and meaning of terrorist propaganda. Joseph M. Brown explains how terrorist groups tailor their threats to deliver the desired political message.

$35.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-19369-6 $140.00 / £108.00 cloth 978-0-231-19368-9 2020 304 pages

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Tortured Logic

Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young

Why do people persist in supporting torture— and can they be persuaded to change their minds? Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a novel series of group experiments to understand how and why the average U.S. citizen might come to support the use of torture techniques.

$35.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-18897-5 $105.00 / £81.00 cloth 978-0-231-18896-8 2020 336 pages

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The Closed Circle

Joining and Leaving the Muslim Brotherhood in the West Lorenzo Vidino

The Closed Circle offers an unprecedented inside view into how one of the world’s most influential Islamist groups operates. Lorenzo Vidino marshals unique interviews with prominent former members and associates of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West, shedding light on why and how people join and leave the organization.

$30.00 / £25.00 paper 978-0-231-19367-2 $90.00 / £70.00 cloth 978-0-231-19366-5 2020 296 pages Your Sons Are at Your Service

Tunisia's Missionaries of Jihad Aaron Y. Zelin

Aaron Y. Zelin uncovers the history of Tunisian involvement in the jihadi movement and offers an in-depth examination of the reasons why so many Tunisians became drawn to jihadism following the 2011 revolution. Your Sons Are at Your Service is meticulously researched account that challenges simplified views of jihadism’s appeal and success.

$40.00 / £34.00 paper 978-0-231-19377-1 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-19376-4 2020 400 pages

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