Young people are often interested and concerned by the big topical issues that dominate the news today. This exciting new series looks at some of these big issues, giving the reader the background information to understand them

 

This book is part of a book series called The World Today .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 2008 by Hachette Children's Group .

This book has the following chapters: What Is Terrorism? Terrorism In The Past Changing Times A Worldwide Audience A Holy War? Jihad 9/11 Afghanistan Counter-Terrorism Dealing With Suspected Terrorists Iraq A Different World State-Supported Terror Funding Terror Cyber-Terrorism From Terrorists To Leader Into The Future