Terrorism and Homeland Security
Theory, History, and Contemporary Challenges
(Second Edition)
©2025, 394 pages
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The years since 9/11 have witnessed a rapid rise in terrorism-related courses, programs, research centers, journals, and books. The second edition of Terrorism and Homeland Security gathers these intellectual insights and developments into a comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of terrorism.
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• Examines various approaches to defining terrorism, including psychological, criminological, and structural definitions.
• Discusses the financing of terrorist operations, and weaponry, as well as common tactics and strategies, including cyberterrorism.
• Covers the historical foundations of modern terrorism and various types of terrorism, including ethno-national, revolutionary, religious, and state terrorism.
• Explores terrorism in the United States—of both domestic and international origin—the relationship between the media and terrorism, and the institutions involved in homeland security.
This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest events (including those of January 6, 2021) and scholarship in the field. In particular, Chapter 12 contains perspective on the current state of various American policies protecting the homeland since the elections of Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Accessibly written and full of helpful in-text pedagogical features to enhance student learning, this is an excellent primary or supplementary textbook for courses in terrorism, counterterrorism, and homeland security.
Matthew Lippman is professor emeritus in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has taught courses in criminal law and criminal procedure as well as on civil liberties, international law, law and society, and terrorism. An award-winning teacher, he still teaches part-time at UIC. He has authored numerous academic publications, including ten books, and his work is regularly cited by academic publications and foreign and domestic courts and organizations.
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"Terrorism and Homeland Security: Theory, History, and Contemporary Challenges (2nd edition) does an excellent job in its examination of various types of terrorism and counter-terrorism diving extensively into domestic terrorism, the government's response to terrorism, and the impact the media has on terrorism. Lippman's text is a must for those looking for a well-organized and structured book that allows for a smooth transition to instructional delivery."
Dr. Cassandra L. Renzi, University Department Chair: Criminal Justice; E-campus Dept Chair: Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, and Public Safety Admin, Keiser University
Praise for the First Edition:
"It is increasingly challenging to write an excellent survey based on the literature on terrorism, given the massive proliferation of books and articles on the subject and the continuing evolution of the threat. But Matthew Lippman has met the challenge in Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Theory, History, and Contemporary Challenges. He provides readers with well-written and effectively organized coverage of the major topics that form the corpus of terrorism studies."
Excerpted from Dr. Stephen Sloane's book review in Security Management, A Publication of ASIS International
Dr. Cassandra L. Renzi, University Department Chair: Criminal Justice; E-campus Dept Chair: Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, and Public Safety Admin, Keiser University
Praise for the First Edition:
"It is increasingly challenging to write an excellent survey based on the literature on terrorism, given the massive proliferation of books and articles on the subject and the continuing evolution of the threat. But Matthew Lippman has met the challenge in Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Theory, History, and Contemporary Challenges. He provides readers with well-written and effectively organized coverage of the major topics that form the corpus of terrorism studies."
Excerpted from Dr. Stephen Sloane's book review in Security Management, A Publication of ASIS International
