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Inside Terrorism

Bruce Hoffman

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Paper, 456 pages, 24 halftones
ISBN: 978-0-231-12699-1
$24.95 / £16.95

revised and expanded edition
May, 2006
Cloth, 456 pages, 24 halftones
ISBN: 978-0-231-12698-4
$79.50 / £55.00

"For its historical and political examination of terrorism, Inside Terrorism is a valuable work . . . . It falls into the category of ‘must read’ at least for anyone who wants to understand how we can respond to international acts of terror." — Raymond Bonner, New York Times Book Review



"A revised and expanded edition of the RAND scholar's classic work." — Atlantic Monthly

"Hoffman's more rigorous appraisal, ought to be required reading as the rhetoric mounts this campaign season." — Aziz Huq, American Prospect

"A must read to all academics or practitioners who are dealing with the issue of terrorism." — mindef.gov.sg

"Brilliant... The best one-volume introduction to the phenomenon." — The Washington Post

"Any collection strong in terrorist literature and military history will find Hoffman's analysis of ongoing importance." — Bookwatch

"One of the best primers on the subject." — Washingtonian

"The most widely read book on terrorism… [Its] comprehensiveness will greatly benefit its readers." — Joshua Sinai, The Washington Times

"One of the Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International's 25 Top Books for Today's Bookshelf on Terrorism." — Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International

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About the Author

Bruce Hoffman is a professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is also a senior fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, and editor of the Columbia University Press series Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare.

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