Putting terrorism in context: lessons from the global terrorism database

"This book offers a guide to interpreting available statistical data on terrorism attacks around the world. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) now includes more than 113,000 terrorist attacks, starting in 1970. By analyzing these data, researchers demonstrate how a very small number of terrori...

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Main Author: LaFree, Gary (Author)
Contributors: Dugan, Laura (Other) ; Miller, Erin (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2015
In:Year: 2015
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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