RUSS 6646
Terrorism/Reac Contemp Wrld
Terrorism and Reaction in the Contemporary World
Threats of terrorism have become part of everyday social, political, and cultural life; they have become the subject of heated discussions aimed at grasping the main reasons for this phenomenon and seeking ways to overcome it. This course will broadly analyze the history of terrorism as a system of global challengers to civilization. The course argues for the efforts of many countries to overcome terrorist threats; it also considers the influence of terroristic challengers on modern life. Systems of social and political concepts, as well as terms and methods to describe and represent modern social and political realms, will be acquired in this course.
Threats of terrorism have become part of everyday social, political, and cultural life; they have become the subject of heated discussions aimed at grasping the main reasons for this phenomenon and seeking ways to overcome it. This course will broadly analyze the history of terrorism as a system of global challengers to civilization. The course argues for the efforts of many countries to overcome terrorist threats; it also considers the influence of terroristic challengers on modern life. Systems of social and political concepts, as well as terms and methods to describe and represent modern social and political realms, will be acquired in this course.