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The Aim Of This Volume Is To 'bring The State Back Into Terrorism Studies' And To Fill The Gap That Currently Exists In Our Understanding Of The Ways In Which States Employ Terrorism As A Political Strategy Of Internal Governance Or Foreign Policy. Introduction: Terrorism, The State And The Study Of Political Terror / Richard Jackson..., Et Al. -- State Terrorism In The Social Sciences: Theories, Methods And Concepts / Ruth Blakeley -- Darfur's Dread: Contemporary State Terrorism In The Sudan / David Mickler -- State Terrorism And The Military In Pakistan / Eamon Murphy And Aazar Tamana -- Israel's Other Terrorism Challenge / Sandra Nasr -- We Have No Orders To Save You: State Terrorism, Politics And Communal Violence In The Indian State Of Gujarat, 2002 / Eamon Murphy -- The Politics Of Convenient Silence In Southern Africa: Relocating The Terrorism Of The State / Joan Wardrop -- Revenge And Terror: The Destruction Of The Palestinian Community In Kuwait / Victoria Mason -- Winning Hearts And Mines: The Bougainville Crisis, 1988-90 / Kristian Lasslett -- Paramilitarism And State Terror In Colombia / Sam Raphael -- We Are All In Guantanamo: State Terror And The Case Of Mamdouh Habib / Scott Poynting -- From Garrison State To Garrison Planet: State Terror, The War On Terror And The Rise Of A Global Carceral Complex / Jude Mcculloch -- The Deterrence Logic Of State Warfare: Israel And The Second Lebanon War, 2006 / Karine Hamilton -- Conclusion: Contemporary State Terrorism--towards A New Research Agenda / Richard Jackson. Edited By Richard Jackson, Eamon Murphy And Scott Poynting. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.