LibGuides: A Guide to Researching Terrorism: REMEMBERING 9-11

HISTORY OF TERRORISM IN BRIEF

A few books ~

The Battle against Anarchist Terrorism : an International History, 1878-1934 / Richard Bach Jensen. In Miller HX828 .J46 2014

An International History of Terrorism : Western and non-Western Experiences / edited by Jussi M. Hanhimäki and Bernhard Blumenau. At Bowdoin HV6431 .I5466 2013

Pirates, Terrorists, and Warlords : the History, Influence, and Future of Armed Groups around the World / edited by Jeffrey H. Norwitz. In Miller HV6431 .P565 2009

Enemies of Humanity : the Nineteenth-Century War on Terrorism / edited by Isaac Land. At Bowdoin HV6431 .E546 2008

To look for more ~

Search CBBcat for the SUBJECT Terrorism - History

Request books from Bates and Bowdoin by clicking CBB Request in the line of buttons above the search boxes.

To find encyclopedia articles, go to Credo Reference (you can find it in CBBcat) and search "history of terrorism." You will get a long list of results; notice the title of the encyclopedia each article is published in (some are devoted to special topics) and the word count for the article (100 words is 3 or 4 sentences).

Terrorism Defined

From Terrorism and the Ethics of War by Stephan Nathanson (Available at Colby)

Terrorist acts:

Are acts of serious violence
Have a communicative/promotional quality
Target small group to influence larger group
Attack innocent people/non-combatants

Current Concerns

LINKS ON 9/11

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Some sources for information on 9/11...

New York Times: Portraits of Grief
Three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, reporters at The New York Times, armed with stacks of homemade missing-persons fliers, began interviewing friends and relatives of the missing and writing brief portraits of their lives to create “Portraits of Grief.” Not meant to be obituaries in any traditional sense, they were informal and impressionistic, often centered on a single story or idiosyncratic detail. This archive features the original portraits.
September 11 Digital Archive
The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. The Archive contains more than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 digital images.
Voices of September 11th
VOICES of September 11th provides information, support services and annual commemorative events for 9/11 families, rescue workers and survivors; commemorates the lives and stories of September 11th; promotes public policy reform on prevention, preparedness and response to terrorism, building bridges between international communities changed by terrorism.
National 9/11 Memorial Web site
The National September 11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993. The Memorial will be dedicated on September 11, 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in a ceremony for victims' families. The following day, it will open to the public.
StoryCorps: September 11 stories
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive
The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and analysis.