Betraying a certain corruption of mind: How (and how not) to define 'terrorism'

Critical Studies on Terrorism

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-190

  Shanahan, Timothy ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterterrorism; Morality; Philosophy; Terrorism; War on terror

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953875626     PISSN: 17539153     EISSN: 17539161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17539150903306139     Document Type: Article

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