Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ343115
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Defining Terrorism.
Hoffman, Bruce
Social Science Record, v24 n1 p6-7 Fall 1986
Notes the lack of a concise meaning for the word terrorism. Develops a working definition which states that terrorism is the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the attainment of political objectives. (JDH)
Descriptors: History, Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Social Problems, Terrorism, Violence, World Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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