Shadow of Death

An annotated bibliography for students as well as a reference work for policy makers, this book contains dozens of illustrations, tables of terrorist data, a name and pseudonym index, lists of booksellers and dealers, journals, and a catalog of databases that address the topics covered. Prunckun cites books, journal articles, reports, and theses spanning some 200 years, from the late 1700s up to and including 1993. The bibliography presents such topics as anarchism, arms dealing, civil war, executive protection, fascism, guerrilla warfare, the Gulf War, hijacking, the IRA, media coverage, neo-Nazi activities, the PLO, piracy, political police, racial violence, riots, state terrorism, and terrorist weapons. The book also has a special section on fictional works dealing with political violence and terrorism. In addition, the author reviews the literature on political terrorism, examining terrorism's historical genesis, its purpose and objectives, and its tactics and targets.