Phases of Terrorism in the Age of Globalization : From Christopher Columbus to Osama Bin Laden

Phases of Terrorism in the Age of Globalization considers terrorism as an aspect of the capitalist world system for almost five centuries. Jalata's research reveals that terrorism can emerge from above as state terrorism and below as subversive organizations or groups.-- Provided by publisher ""Asafa Jalata's book offers a complex definition of terrorism through a global historical analysis of the spread of colonialism and capitalism involving the West and the Rest. Rejecting a narrow Western construction of terrorism, Jalata focuses on acts of terrorism, and policies supporting them, committed by state actors from above as well as resistance from below. Jalata examines terrorism from above in the colonial Americas, Australia, and Africa. These analyses not only lay the groundwork for critiquing the growth of al-Qaeda and the spread of multi-national terrorism in the 21st century, but they also make a case for fundamental humanitarian policy changes to promote peace and empowerment." --Wanda Rushing, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, USA, and author of The Paradox of Place: Globalization in the American South"- - Springer Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-7 Defining, Conceptualizing, and Theorizing Terrorism....Pages 9-27 Terrorism from Above and Below....Pages 29-47 The Impact of Colonial Terrorism on Indigenous Americans....Pages 49-71 English Colonial Terrorism, Genocide, and Indigenous Australians....Pages 73-86 Colonial Terrorism and the Incorporation of Africa into the Capitalist World System....Pages 87-113 Comparing Ethiopian and Sudanese State Terrorism....Pages 115-131 State and Oppositional Terrorism: The Case of Israelis and Palestinians....Pages 133-160 Al-Qaeda:A Global Multinational Terrorist Network....Pages 161-207 Conclusion: Can We Imagine a Terror-Free World?....Pages 209-229 Back Matter....Pages 231-271