TY - BOOK AU - Primoratz,Igor TI - Terrorism : the philosophical issues SN - 1403918163 (hardback) AV - HV6431.T499 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Terrorism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents : Part 1. Definitions : Defining terrorism -- What is terrorism? -- Part 2 . Justifications : A defense of the 'red terror' -- The burdens of terrorism -- Political terrorism as a weapon of the politically powerless -- Terrorism,rights,and political goals -- Terrorism,morality, and supreme emergency -- How can terrorism be justified ? -- Part 3. State terrorism : State terrorism and counter-terrorism -- The evolution of the modern terrorist state : Area bombing and nuclear deterrence -- Part 4. Cases : Terror bombing of German cities in world war ii -- Violence and terrorism in Northern Ireland -- Terrorism in the Arab-Israeli conflict -- The catastrophe of september 11 and aftermath ER -