By Paul J. Smith (General Editor)

This timely work examines the scale and root causes of terrorism across Southeast Asia, including the role of al-Qaeda\'s ascendancy in the region. It begins with an overview of the analytical and theoretical framework for discussing the subject. Individual chapters then examine terrorist activities from both functional and country-specific perspectives. The book traces fundamental linkages between terrorism and security issues, such as illegal immigration, narcotics trafficking, and other criminal activity. In addition, it considers the issue of convergence - the growing connection between criminal groups and terrorism, and how this may facilitate future violence. Written by a range of experts in the field, the individual chapters reflect a variety of perspectives. The contributions fall into two broad categories - chapters that directly address terrorism (the groups, their ideologies, their modus operandi, their origins, and state responses to them); and chapters that address the \"enabling environment\" that exists in Southeast Asia (the role of transnational crime, porous borders, convergence between terrorism and crime).

Published Date: 01/09/2005 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 81-8274-966-2 Publisher: Pentagon Press Rating: Retail price: Indian Rs. 295.00 (Rs. 590.00) Our price: Rs. 495.00 You Save: Rs. 95.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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