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Inside Greek Terrorism

Author : George Kassimeris
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199333394
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Inside Greek Terrorism written by George Kassimeris and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long story of Greek terrorism was meant to have ended in the summer of 2002 with the collapse of the country's premier terrorist organisation and one of Europe's longest-running gangs, the notorious 17 November group (17N). However, rather than demoralising and emasculating the country's armed struggle movement, the dismantling of 17N and the imprisonment of its members led to the emergence of new urban guerrilla groups and an upsurge in and intensification of revolutionary violence. Given the sheer longevity of the 17N terrorist experience, George Kassimeris sets out to analyse the life histories of the group's imprisoned members. Their stories, told through their own words, offer us a clearer picture than we have ever had of the political and ideological environment that provided the foundations upon which revolutionary terrorism took root in the mid-1970s. This book also brings up to date the gritty story of Greek terrorism, by analysing the country's post-17N generation of urban guerrilla groups, placing their extremism and violence in a broader political and cultural perspective.

Europe's Last Red Terrorists

Author : George Kassimeris
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814747568
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Europe's Last Red Terrorists written by George Kassimeris and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s, Europe's last Marxist-Leninist terroriststhe Greek Revolutionary Organization 17 November have waged a violent campaign against US and NATO personnel, Turkish diplomats and members of the Greeks military and business elite. In May 2000 they assassinated a top British diplomat in Athens in a daring daylight attack. Yet no one suspected of belonging to the organization, let alone of being involved in its terror campaign, has ever been arrested. This is the first book to deal with revolutionary terrorism in Greece. Tracing the history of 17 November, Kassimeris demonstrates how it has persevered with a one-dimensional view of a world peopled by heroes and villains, that has precluded the emergence of a coherent ideology. Combining fanatical nationalism, contempt for the existing order, and the cult of violence for its own sake, 17 November has stubbornly refused to accept that its eclectic belief system is incompatible with modern democratic principles. Unlike Italy's Red Brigades or Germany's Red Army Faction, which both assailed "the capitalist state and its agents," 17 November hopes to create an insurrectionary mood that will propel the Greeks into revolutionary political action without disrupting society as a whole. As such, 17 November's terror campaign has been an audacious protest aimed at discrediting and humiliating the Greek establishment and the US government, but one that has never sought to develop widespread revolutionary guerrilla warfare.

Europe's Last Red Terrorists

Author : George Kassimeris
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814747568
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (475 download)

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The Barbarization of Warfare

Author : George Kassimeris
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814747973
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Barbarization of Warfare written by George Kassimeris and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The images from Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad have been a grim reminder of warfare's undiminished capacity for brutality and indiscriminate excess. What happened in Abu Ghraib has happened before: the World War II, and more recent wars and insurgencies in Algeria, Congo, Angola, Vietnam, Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, and many others, all bear witness to the ever-present human capacity to commit barbaric acts if circumstances allow. What drives people to mistreat, humiliate, and torment others? In an age when real time war, violence, and torture are becoming addictive forms of entertainment, it is now more critical than ever to deepen our understanding of the extraordinary distortions of the human psyche and spirit that occur in wartime. Eight distinguished scholars explore, in this first collective effort, the effects of the barbarization of warfare on our cultures and societies. Contributors: Joanna Bourke, Niall Ferguson, Jay Winter, Richard Overy, David Anderson, Hew Strachan, Paul Rogers, Kathleen Taylor, Marilyn Young, Paul Rogers, Anthony Dworkin, Amir Weiner, Mary Habeck, and David Simpson.

Playing Politics with Terrorism

Author : George Kassimeris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780231700016
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Playing Politics with Terrorism written by George Kassimeris and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today more than ever, governments are determined to protect the public by rooting out terrorists and bringing them to justice, but in dealing with extremism, governments often violate citizens' individual civil liberties. In their zeal to attack terrorism and preserve domestic security, governments pass laws that violate basic freedoms and privacies and undermine the support of the public. To avoid hysteria and unwise policymaking, both citizens and officials need to rely on fact and sound judgment and remain skeptical of political propaganda.In this collection, scholars demonstrate that the realities of our post-9/11 world are not necessarily new. Many governments, from Putin's Russia and Fujimori's Peru to Italy in the 1970s have at times repressed the very liberty and democratic freedoms terrorists seek to destroy. Essays address the use of terrorist threat to sustain a credible anti-terrorist narrative, sway public opinion, and push through draconian legislation. For the most part, the contributors remain sympathetic to the efforts made by states to protect their citizenry; however, they encourage awareness and vigilance to prevent the wholesale exploitation of the fundamental rights of a democracy.

November 17

Author : Robert S. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781503542303
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book November 17 written by Robert S. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following World War II, a bitter civil war ravaged Greece for five years as Washington and Moscow vied for control of Europe's soft-underbelly. The Marshall Plan and NATO eventually thwarted Moscow's plans, but not before the country's social and political fabric was greviously torn asunder, permanently conflicting future generations of Greeks against one another. In 1967, the Greek military overthrew the monarchy with the support of the CIA, once again pitting brother against brother as the new Junta assembled voluminous secret dossiers on its opposition. When the Junta collapsed in 1976, November 17's terrorist agenda surfaced: remove American installations from Greece, those too of NATO, and withdrawal Greece from the European Union. Decades later the Greek government requested the CIA provide its secret Greek dossiers to Athens. Washington indicated the files had been destroyed. In 2002, Athens announced it had captured the masterminds behind November 17. Four were sentenced to life in prison. Two years later the alleged mastermind walked out of prison, disappeared, and is still at large today. Over twenty-five new terrorist attacks have occurred in Athens since that time. The following story begins today with the murder of a U.S. government employee near Washington and the disappearance of classified documents. The FBI investigates, leading it to November 17, and one of the most enduring Greek terrorist organizations in Europe.

Comparative Counter-Terrorism Law

Author : Kent Roach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316381099
Total Pages : 839 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Counter-Terrorism Law written by Kent Roach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism law is as international as it is regionally distinct and as difficult to define as it is essential to address. Given recent pressures to harmonize terrorism laws from international organizations like the United Nations Security Council, the Financial Action Task Force, and the Council of Europe, this book presents readers with an up-to-date assessment of terrorism law across the globe. Covering twenty-two jurisdictions across six continents, the common framework used for each chapter facilitates national comparisons of a range of laws including relevant criminal, administrative, financial, secrecy, and military laws. Recognizing that similar laws may yield different outcomes when transplanted into new contexts, priority of place is given to examples of real-world application. Including a thematic introduction and conclusion, this book will help to establish comparative counter-terrorism law as an emerging discipline crossing the boundaries of domestic and international law.

The Rise and the Fall of Terrorist Organizations in Post-Dictatorial Greece

Author : Miltiadis Fakitsas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781423547853
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book The Rise and the Fall of Terrorist Organizations in Post-Dictatorial Greece written by Miltiadis Fakitsas and published by . This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek government unsuccessfully battled leftist terrorist groups from 1975 to 2002, The two most notorious terrorist organizations during this period were the "November 17" group and another group called, "Revolutionary People's Struggle," In 1975, these organizations began a violent campaign against the United States, NATO personnel, Turkish diplomats, and member of the Greek political and business elite, The government's failure to curtail these groups resulted from the enormous belief that these terrorists were not a direct threat to Greek's democracy Fortunately, in June of 2002, with numerous arrests, Greek authorities made substantial progress and apprehended the leaders of the "November 17". This thesis examines the nature and the effects of terrorism by focusing on the ideology and activities of these two specific terrorist groups, This thesis also identifies and analyzes the origins of the organizations, reveals how the terrorist situation was created, and examines the causes that led to the inception of these terrorist organizations, Additionally, this thesis interprets the intelligence services in Greece before and after the demise of the Greek military dictatorship in 1974. It also explores how the intelligent community under the watchful eye of Greece's political leadership helped dislodge these terrorist organizations and helped protect and consolidate the fledging democracy.

Crisis in Greece

Author : Peter Siani-Davies
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190456728
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Crisis in Greece written by Peter Siani-Davies and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few countries experienced the period of turbulence surrounding the global financial crisis as intensely as Greece. The country topped the global news agenda as images of mass protests in Athens jostled for space with reports of torturous negotiations between political leaders struggling to agree support packages. Dramatic headlines proclaimed not only Greek bankruptcy and a possible exit from the euro, but the collapse of the single currency itself. This book offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the lengthy crisis that beset Greece and the wider Eurozone. Written for the general reader, it explores the passage of events from different perspectives as it probes the story behind the headlines to reveal the full complexity of the crisis. Were its causes to be found in the prevailing international financial environment or in the economic and political system which evolved in Greece since the early 1970s? Did the choices made by both domestic and international actors such as the IMF and the EU exacerbate the crisis? Most importantly, what has been the impact of the crisis on the daily lives of the country's inhabitants? --

Terrorism for Self-glorification

Author : Albert Borowitz
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873388184
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism for Self-glorification written by Albert Borowitz and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely study of the roots of terrorism, author Albert Borowitz deftly assesses the phenomenon of violent crime motivated by a craving for notoriety or self-glorification. He traces this particular brand of terrorism back to 356 BCE and the destruction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus by arsonist Herostratos and then examines similar crimes through history to the present time, detailing many examples of what the author calls the Herostratos Syndrome, such as the attempted explosion of the Greenwich Observatory in 1894, the Taliban's destruction of the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan, the assassination of John Lennon, the Unabomber strikes, and the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings. terrorism cannot be the exclusive focus of a single field of scholarship, Borowitz presents this complex subject using sources based in religion, philosophy, history, Greek mythology, and world literature, including works of Chaucer, Cervantes, Mark Twain, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Terrorism for Self-Glorification, written in clear and direct prose, is original, thorough, and thought provoking. Scholars, specialists, and general readers will find their understanding of terrorism greatly enhanced by this book.

Terrorism

Author : Charles Townshend
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198809093
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism written by Charles Townshend and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'war against terrorism'? In this fully updated edition, Charles Townshend unravels the questions at the heart of the problem of terrorism - its causes, methods, effects, and limitations - suggesting that it must be understood as a political strategy whose threat can be rationally grasped and answered"--Publisher's description.

Greek Urban Warriors

Author : John Brady Kiesling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789607269553
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book Greek Urban Warriors written by John Brady Kiesling and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of Terrorism

Author : Gérard Chaliand
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520292502
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The History of Terrorism written by Gérard Chaliand and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, threats, and reprisals. Some of the best international specialists on the subject examine terrorism’s complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, contributors go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, “resistance” terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. This updated edition includes a new chapter analyzing the rise of ISIS and key events such as the 2015 Paris attacks.

Terrorism in Western Europe

Author : Jan Oskar Engene
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781781008584
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism in Western Europe written by Jan Oskar Engene and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book examines why terrorism prevails in the otherwise stable and advanced democracies of Western Europe and why some countries have been more severely hit than others. The author maps the trends in internal terrorism in 18 Western European countries since 1950 and explains those trends, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective. He uses a unique data set called TWEED, which covers around 9000 terrorist attacks and records the activities of about 200 terrorist groups over the post-war period. Offering a historical and comparative approach to terrorism, unlike the more usual focus on contemporary threats and developments, this book will appeal to political and social scientists and students, especially those working in comparative politics or on the causes of conflict. Academics interested in European studies and more specifically the conditions and developments of European democracy, and policymakers concerned with the development of the terrorist threat in Europe will also find the book of great interest.

The Struggle for Greece

Author : C. M. Woodhouse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1787382567
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book The Struggle for Greece written by C. M. Woodhouse and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As commander of the Allied Military Mission to the Greek guerrillas in Greece in 1943-4, C. M. Woodhouse had to hold an uneasy balance between the communist and government sides. The struggle for Greece unfolded against a background of conflicting communist doctrine, shifting foreign alliances, territorial disputes and personality differences. The first round began in 1941 with the German occupation of Greece when the National Liberation Front attempted to regain control of the country and overthrow the monarchy. In the second round, the communists tried to seize power at the end of the German occupation in December 1944 and were frustrated by the intervention of British forces. The third round (1946-9) was marked by US intervention, UN fact-finding missions, and the shift from guerrilla tactics to conventional warfare. The communists were weakened by internal feuding and overcome by the US forces. Drawing on interviews with participants, documentary sources and Woodhouse's own experience, this new edition of a classic book analyses the characters, ideologies and events behind one of the longest and most bitter civil wars of modern times.

Best Laid Plans

Author : Christine Hart
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 155277600X
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book Best Laid Plans written by Christine Hart and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robyn's family has always struggled to make enough money to survive. Robyn's grandmother leaves them an apple orchard in B.C., Robyn thinks things will be different, but Robyn's father still can't pay the bills. He asks Robyn for her own hard-earned money, and encourages her to drop out of school to work in the orchard. Robyn desperately wants to go to university, but to make a better life for herself, she'll have to leave her family behind.

Terrorism and Counterintelligence

Author : Blake W. Mobley
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231158769
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism and Counterintelligence written by Blake W. Mobley and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussing the challenges terrorist groups face as they multiply and plot international attacks, while at the same time providing a framework for decoding the strengths and weaknesses of their counter-intelligence, Blake W. Mobley offers an indispensable text for the intelligence, military, homeland security, and law enforcement fields.