Armed Groups: Studies in National Security, Counterterrorism, and Counterinsurgency [Paperback]

Jeffrey H. Norwitz (Editor), Stansfield Turner (Foreword), Naval War College Press (U.S.) (Producer)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2008

Product Description:

• Discussion of armed groups which are considered to include classic insurgents, terrorists, guerrillas, militias, police agencies, criminal organizations, war-lords, privatized military organizations, mercenaries, pirates, drug cartels, apocalyptic religious extremists, orchestrated rioters and mobs, and tribal factions.

• To study armed groups use of history, political science, anthropology, sociology, theology, and economics are traditional areas of research. The book also delves into matters of ethics, technology, intelligence, education, the law, diplomacy, military science, and even mythology.

• The book is divided into five sections: History and armed groups, Present context and environment, Religion and inspiration, thinking differently about armed groups, the shpae of things to come.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence by Andrew T.H. Tan, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia (April 1, 2009)

"The massive volume, with some 32 chapters, appears unwieldly but there are genuine gems.  Divided into five parts, it begins with an examination of the history of armed groups.  The second part examines the present context and environment, with the aim of clarifying the "driving factors that animate the challenges of armed groups today" (p. xvii).    . . .   The third part examines religion as an inspiration ... The fourth section is an analytical section that Norwitz has titled "Thinking Differents About Armed Groups."  ... Finally, the last section examines the shape of things to come.   , , ,

The book is recommended not only for researchers, but also for advanced classes, in which it should generate plenty of discussion."

About the Author

U. S. Department of Defense: Naval War College

About the Editor, Jeffrey Norwitz

Jeffrey Norwitz has conducted complex criminal, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism investigations for 35 years. He is a federal special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service teaching National Security Studies at the U.S. Naval War College and holds the John Nicholas Brown Chair of Counterterrorism.  

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 22 and up
  
• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Dept. of the Navy; First edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884733522
• ISBN-13: 978-1884733529
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,109,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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