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Terrorism and America : a commonsense strategy for a democratic society / Philip B. Heymann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: BCSIA studies in international securityPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, �1998.Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 179 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585003203
  • 9780585003207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Terrorism and America.DDC classification:
  • 363.3/2/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • HV6432 .H49 1998eb
Other classification:
  • 89.58
Online resources:
Contents:
An introduction to terrorism -- The special problems presented by international terrorism -- Hostage and other negotiations -- International cooperation in preventing and punishing terrorism -- State-sponsored terrorism and retaliation -- Prevention of terrorism : an overview -- Using the criminal justice system to catch and punish -- Domestic intelligence gathering and processing in the United States -- A strategy of common sense.
Summary: In this book, Philip Heymann argues that the United States and other democracies can fight terrorism while preserving liberty and maintaining a healthy, unified society. Drawing on his experience in the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, he shows how domestic and foreign intelligence-gathering can thwart terrorism, how the United States must cooperate and share information with its allies, and how terrorism can be prevented in many cases. Terrorism will never disappear completely, but the policies Heymann offers can limit the harm to Americans and protect the integrity of U.S. governmental processes.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index.

An introduction to terrorism -- The special problems presented by international terrorism -- Hostage and other negotiations -- International cooperation in preventing and punishing terrorism -- State-sponsored terrorism and retaliation -- Prevention of terrorism : an overview -- Using the criminal justice system to catch and punish -- Domestic intelligence gathering and processing in the United States -- A strategy of common sense.

In this book, Philip Heymann argues that the United States and other democracies can fight terrorism while preserving liberty and maintaining a healthy, unified society. Drawing on his experience in the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, he shows how domestic and foreign intelligence-gathering can thwart terrorism, how the United States must cooperate and share information with its allies, and how terrorism can be prevented in many cases. Terrorism will never disappear completely, but the policies Heymann offers can limit the harm to Americans and protect the integrity of U.S. governmental processes.

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