This study assumes that political terrorism results from conscious decision-making by groups opposing a governing system, policy or process. The kinds of terrorist activity employed depend upon such factors as the philosophy, goals, objectives, and needs of the terrorist group. This presents a comparative analysis of three types of terrorists in southwest Asia: Palestinians, Marxist-Leninists, and Muslims. The first section summarizes and compares the three groups' motivational causes, philosophies, histories and sources of inspiration. The second section compares their behavior from four perspectives: trends and patterns, level of violence, tactical preferences, and lethality. The third section identifies and categorizes socioeconomic, political and military variables associated with tactic selection and acts of terrorism.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331211 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Zonozy, Nassrullah Y. (Nassrullah Yeganeh) |
| Contributors | Reban, Milan Jan, Davidson, Martin J., Feigert, Frank B., Tate, C. Neal (Chester Neal), 1943-, Poe, Steven C., Hardy, Clifford A. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 251 leaves: ill., Text |
| Coverage | Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, 1968-1982 |
| Rights | Public, Zonozy, Nassrullah Y. (Nassrullah Yeganeh), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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