The Achille Lauro Hijacking: Lessons in the Politics and Prejudice of Terrorism

by Michael K. Bohn

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Political speeches and public rhetoric paint the phenomena of terrorism with a black-and-white brush, presenting it as a clear-cut battle between evildoers and heroes. With The Achille Lauro Hijacking", Michael K. Bohn, who watched the incident unfold from the White House Situation Room, uses one of the most infamous terrorist incidents of the past twenty-five years to illuminate the folly of such oversimplified jingoisms. The 1985 hijacking of the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1574887807

ISBN13:9781574887808

Release Date:October 2005

Publisher:Potomac Books

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

History Middle East Military National & International Security Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences Specific Topics Terrorism

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