Scilla Elworthy

Gabrielle Rifkind

Terrorism and misguided policies are threatening to polarize our world. This book offers real insight, as well as practical step-by-step alternatives to the "war on terror "

Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand terrorism today. It provides a thoughtful and challenging analysis of a complex issue that affects each and every one of us.

Scholarly, readable, practical and positive ... Should be compulsory reading for all American congressmen and British MPs

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, author of After Multiculturalism

This very wise book suggests how we could stop building the anger and hate that generate terrorism and start to solve rather than exacerbate the problem

An original, stimulating and powerful contribution to how we deal with political violence in the modern world ... needs to be given serious consideration

I should like to underline the importance of the approach described here

Alistair Crooke, Founder, Conflict Forums

We urgently need to engage with those who have felt threatened and then threaten us in turn. We need an enhanced political vocabularly ... Making Terrorism History is part of extending what we have understood as the political in crucial ways. Read it.

Susie Orbach, author of Towards Emotional Literacy

Ever since 9/11 it's been clear we need a new approach to terrorism. In this timely and important book the authors show: 
* The root causes of terrorism 
* The links between trauma and fundamentalism 
* Why people become suicide bombers 
* Why peace processes collapse 
* Whether non-violence is a useful response 
* What can be done 
 
Clear, radical and extremely persuasive, Making Terrorism History shows why political violence is now such a major force in our world. At the same time it gives a range of practical actions that can be taken to combat it, not only by our governments but also on the ground in Iraq, Israel and Palestine, and more widely. In addition there are many simple but effective steps that we, too, can take within our local communities to make peace - not war - on terror.

Scilla Elworthy

Praise for Making Terrorism History

Terrorism and misguided policies are threatening to polarize our world. This book offers real insight, as well as practical step-by-step alternatives to the "war on terror "

Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand terrorism today. It provides a thoughtful and challenging analysis of a complex issue that affects each and every one of us.

Scholarly, readable, practical and positive ... Should be compulsory reading for all American congressmen and British MPs

Terrorism and misguided policies are threatening to polarize our world. This book offers real insight, as well as practical step-by-step alternatives to the "war on terror "

Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand terrorism today. It provides a thoughtful and challenging analysis of a complex issue that affects each and every one of us.

Scholarly, readable, practical and positive ... Should be compulsory reading for all American congressmen and British MPs

Terrorism and misguided policies are threatening to polarize our world. This book offers real insight, as well as practical step-by-step alternatives to the "war on terror "

Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand terrorism today. It provides a thoughtful and challenging analysis of a complex issue that affects each and every one of us.

Scholarly, readable, practical and positive ... Should be compulsory reading for all American congressmen and British MPs

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