GOVT327

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GOVT327

Politics of Terrorism GOVT327 SP

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       27      0         27

Next Offered in 9798 SP

An analysis of terrorism as one form of contemporary political violence. The course will focus on the causes and consequences of terrorism against the state since the French Revolution. It employs an interdisciplinary, case-study oriented approach.

MAJOR READINGS

Joseph Conrad, THE SECRET AGENT
Walter Laqueur, THE AGE OF TERRORISM
David Rapoport, ed., INSIDE TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
Doris Lessing, THE GOOD TERRORIST

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

A major research paper, plus final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who have not taken GOVT155, 157 or 159, may see the instructor to request a prerequisite override. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting, they will be dropped from the class list. Students on the list of failed enrollments will be given priority if there are openings in the class at the first meeting.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: GOVT155 or GOVT157 or GOVT159

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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