Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. 1 What We Think We Know About Terrorism 1
5. 2 Myth: I Know Terrorism When I See It 5
6. 3 Myth: Religious Fundamentalism Is the Only Source of Terrorism 27
7. 4 Myth: Terrorists Are Poor and Uneducated 47
8. 5 Myth: Terrorists Are Crazy 65
9. 6 Myth: Terrorist Organizations Are Unsophisticated 81
10. 7 The Influence of the Media and Governments 99
11. 8 Four Critical Myths of Counterterrorism 117
12. 9 Putting It All in Perspective 135
13. Bibliography 141
14. Index 161
15. About the Book 165