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Terrorism and Security Studies
Force of Words The Logic of Terrorist Threats Joseph M. Brown Tortured Logic Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young
Force of Words is a groundbreaking examination of the role of threats in terrorist strategies that explains the broader purpose and meaning of terrorist propaganda. Joseph M. Brown explains how terrorist groups tailor their threats so that the desired political message is sent.
$35.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-19369-6 2020 304 pages
COLUMBIA STUDIES IN TERRORISM AND IRREGULAR WARFARE
Your Sons Are at Your Service Tunisia's Missionaries of Jihad Aaron Y. Zelin Aaron Y. Zelin uncovers the history of Tunisian involvement in the jihadi movement and offers an in-depth examination of the reasons why so many Tunisians became drawn to jihadism following the 2011 revolution. Your Sons Are at Your challenges simplified views of jihadism’s appeal and success. Why do people persist in supporting torture— and can they be persuaded to change their minds? Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a novel series of group experiments to understand how and why the average citizen might come to support the use of torture techniques.
$35.00 / £30.00 paper 978-0-231-18897-5 2020 336 pages
COLUMBIA STUDIES IN TERRORISM AND IRREGULAR WARFARE
The Closed Circle Joining and Leaving the Muslim Brotherhood in the West
Service is meticulously researched account that Lorenzo Vidino
$40.00 / £34.00 paper 978-0-231-19377-1 $120.00 / £100.00 cloth 978-0-231-19376-4 2020 400 pages
COLUMBIA STUDIES IN TERRORISM AND IRREGULAR WARFARE
The Closed Circle offers an unprecedented inside view into how one of the world’s most influential Islamist groups operates. Lorenzo Vidino marshals unique interviews with prominent former members and associates of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West, shedding light on why and how people join and leave the organization.
$30.00 / £25.00
2020 296 pages paper 978-0-231-19367-2
