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America's use of terror : from Colonial times to the A-bomb /

""Terrorism" is generally defined as the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, as a means to achieve political aims. American Exceptionalism--the belief that we are morally better than other nations, a "shining city on a hill" whose beams r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huggins, Stephen (Stephen Richard), 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a What is terrorism? -- State terrorism, a sad historical fact -- America, the morally exceptional state -- The territorial cleansing of Native Americans -- Revolution, but no respite for Native Americans -- Terror during the American Revolution -- The terrorism of American slavery -- State terrorism during the American Civil War -- Terrorism on the Great Plains -- Terrorism during the Philippine-American War -- A second slavery under Jim Crow -- Lynching as terror theater -- Firebombing to surrender during World War II -- Incendiary bombing becomes the norm -- Yes, we are targeting civilians -- World War II scientists learn to fear their terror weapon -- Nuking the cities -- Terror in the post-World War II world -- The future of American terror. 
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