What threats does terrorism pose in the world today? Is terrorism ever justified? What is being done to fight terrorism? This title looks at how acts of terror have been used in the past and discusses the methods and motives of terrorists today. It considers the main areas of debate about terrorism, such as religious extremism and separatism. It explores the arguments made by both sides of the debate and what is being done about the issue of terrorism. Finally, you can find out how terrorism affects you and what you can do to learn more about it.

 

This book is part of a book series called Just the Facts .

There are 56 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 2003 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .