James J. F. Forest
Autor de The Terrorism Lectures
Sobre El Autor
James J.F. Forest, PH.D., is Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is also a Senior Fellow with the U.S. Joint Special Operations University, and a Visiting Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has served in all three positions mostrar más simultaneously since 2010. Dr. Forest was previously the Director of Terrorism Studies at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and he has taught courses and seminars for a broad range of civilian, law enforcement, and military audiences in several countries for nearly two decades. He has also published 20 books and dozens of journal articles, served as an expert witness for terrorism-related court cases, and testified before members of Congress. mostrar menos
Obras de James J. F. Forest
Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century [Three Volumes] [3 volumes]: International Perspectives… (2007) 10 copias
The making of a terrorist : recruitment, training, and root causes. Vol. 1, Recruitment (2005) 7 copias
Influence warfare : how terrorists and governments fight to shape perceptions in a war of ideas (2009) 4 copias
The Making of a Terrorist [Three Volumes] : Recruitment, Training, and Root Causes Volume I Recruitment Volume II… (2005) 4 copias
Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf: Framing U.S. Energy and Security Policies for the Gulf of Guinea (2006) 3 copias
The Terrorism Lectures: A Comprehensive Collection for Students of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and National Security,… (2015) 2 copias
The Terrorism Lectures, 3rd ed.: A Comprehensive Collection for the Student of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and… (2014) 2 copias
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A comprehensive if somewhat pedestrian monograph of Boko Haram in Africa and how this organization came into being. The author makes sensible policy recommendations in the conclusion, but I would not go so far as to say they are original.
A good first step for someone who knows nothing about this terrorist group, but if the reader is looking for an approach more grounded in political science theory then I would continue looking.
A good first step for someone who knows nothing about this terrorist group, but if the reader is looking for an approach more grounded in political science theory then I would continue looking.
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 22
- Miembros
- 91
- Popularidad
- #204,136
- Valoración
- 3.0
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 52
The reading level of the book is at the collegiate undergraduate level and provides an excellent beginning point for someone interested in exploring the complexities of terrorism.
This book begins with a treatment of definitions and historical frameworks and then moves to a very valuable look at context, motivations and facilitating factors for terrorism. The third section deals with ideologies and strategies of terrorist groups and the book concludes with a few chapters dealing with the worst weapons of terrorism (WMD/CBRN, suicide bombing etc.).
I look forward to reading his next book on countering terrorism. He mentions it in the concluding chapter of this book. If it is as well done as the Terrorism Lectures then it will end up in my personal library for sure.… (más)