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RR 2015/255 The War on Terror Encyclopedia: From the Rise of Al-Qaeda to 9/11 and Beyond Edited by Jan Goldman ABC-Clio Santa Barbara, CA 2014 ISBN 978 1 61069 511 4 URL: www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/produrt.aspx? pc=A4203C Last visited May 2015 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available in print (xviii + 492 pp. ISBN 978 1 61069 510 7 £63 $100)
Keywords Counterterrorism, Encyclopedias
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-05-2015-0127
The events of September 11, 2001 launched a concerted effort that became known as the "War on Terror", but events before and after provide a context for the reactions and effects around the world. This encyclopaedia aims to illuminate and explain the contributing factors and subsequent outcomes. The editor, Dr Jan Goldman, has professional experience related to terrorism and intelligence, and serves as an adjunct professor in two departments at Georgetown University (p. 473). The contributors to the encyclopaedia range from independent researchers...