Similarities between terrorist networks in antiquity and present-day cyberterrorist networks

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-199

  Matusitz, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiquity; Communication; Cyberterrorism; Internet; Networks; Terrorism; Zealots

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549090163     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-008-9034-0     Document Type: Article

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