This book is part of a book series called Global Questions .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alison Jamieson is a freelance author, writing on issues of political violence, drug traffi cking and organised crime for over 25 years. She has worked as consultant to the United Nations Offi ce on Drugs and Crime, served on the editorial board of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (published by Taylor & Francis) from 1992-2010 and has published four books on terrorism for the educational market (with Brilliant Publications, Wayland Publishing and Arcturus/Franklin Watts). Jane Flint is a primary school teacher, whose experience teaching a predominantly Muslim class in Beeston, Leeds at the time of the 2005 London bombings was an inspiration for the books.

This book has the following chapters: Should we have a war on terrorism? Who are the 'terrorists' of history? What do terrorists want? How has terrorism changed? How can we fight terrorism? Are we winning the fight against terrorism? How will terrorism be fought in the future? Glossary Further information Index