Miller, D. (1984) ‘The Use and Abuse of Political Violence’ Political Studies37(3),
401–19.
O’Day, A. (1979) ‘Northern Ireland, Terrorism and the British State’ in Y. Alexander, D.
Carlton and P. Wilkinson (eds) Terrorism: Theory and PracticeBoulder, CO: Westview,
121–35.
Pettit, P. (1997) RepublicanismOxford: Oxford University Press.
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Salmi, J. (1993) Violence and Democratic SocietyLondon: Zed.
Schram, S. (1967) Mao Tse-TungHarmondsworth: Penguin.
Sorel, G. (1961) Reflections on ViolenceNew York: Collier.
Von Hippel, K. (2002) ‘The Roots of Terrorism: Probing the Myths’ in L. Freedman (ed.)
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Wilkinson, P. (1979) ‘Terrorist Movements’ in Y. Alexander, D. Carlton and P. Wilkinson
(eds) Terrorism: Theory and PracticeBoulder, CO: Westview, 99–117.
Zinn, H. (2002) Terrorism and WarNew York: Seven Stories Press.Further reading
Laqueur’s No End to War(2003) is comprehensive and authoritative. Laqueur has written
a huge amount on political violence. Miller’s ‘The Use and Abuse of Political Violence’ (1984)
contains some very useful insights into the question. Von Hippel’s ‘The Roots of Terrorism:
Probing the Myths’ (2002) offers a perspective that is both interesting and challenging.
Hoffman’s ‘Is Political Violence Ever Justified?’ (Social Studies Review, 4(2), (1988), 61–2)
is a brief and contentious polemic on the problem. Salmi’s Violence and Democratic Society
(1993) contains a challenging analysis as to what violence is and how we might identify it.
Paul Wilkinson’s Terrorism and the Liberal State(London: Macmillan, 1977) provides a
very good overview from one of the country’s leading academic authorities on the subject.
Terry Eagleton’sHoly Terror(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005) is a very stimulating
read.Weblinks
See the Companion Website for further resources.464 Part 4 Contemporary ideas