Historical Perspectives on Organized Crime and Terrorism

<p>In recent years in the context of the War on Terror and globalization there has been an increased interest in terrorism and organized crime in academia yet historical research into such phenomena is relatively scarce. This book resets the balance and emphasizes the importance of historical research to understanding terrorism and organized crime.</p><p>This book explores historical accounts of organized crime and terrorism drawing on research from around the world in such areas as the USA UK Ireland France Colombia Somalia Burma Turkey and Trinidad and Tobago. Combining key case studies with fresh conceptualizations of organized crime and terrorism this book reinvigorates scholarship by comparing and contrasting different historical accounts and considering their overlaps. Critical ‘lessons learned’ are drawn out from each chapter providing valuable insights for current policy practice and scholarship. This book is an indispensable guide for understanding the wider history of terrorism and organized crime. It maps key historical changes and trends in this area and underlines the vital importance of history in understanding critical contemporary issues.</p><p>Taking an interdisciplinary approach and written by leading criminologists historians and political scientists this book will be of particular interest to students of terrorism/counter-terrorism organized crime drug policy criminology security studies politics international relations sociology and history.</p>