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Introduction: Political Parties And Terrorist Groups: Party Politics And Terrorism: Conceptualization; Party Politics And Terrorism: A Common History; Summary And A Look Ahead -- When Opposites Attract: Conditions: Entry And Exit; Types Of Relationship Between Parties And Terrorist Groups; Terrorism And Political Parties: A Quantitative Overview; Summary -- When Political Parties Turn To Terrorism: The Party To Terrorist Group Transformation: Ways And Reasons; Political Parties' Slide Into Terrorism: Quantitative Overview And Illustrative Case Studies; Parties Promote Terrorism; Summary And Observation -- When Terrorist Groups Turn To Party Politics: The Terrorist Group To Political Part: Types Of Transformation; Terrorist Group To Party: Who, When, And Where?; Summary Observation -- Political Movements, Political Parties, And Terrorist Groups: The Case Of Fatah; The Case Of The Lebanese Amal; The Israeli Kach; Conclusions -- A Pathway From Terrorism To Peaceful Political Party Competition: Sinn Fein And Northern Ireland; Conclusion -- Political Parties And Terrorist Groups: Conclusions. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [147]-178) And Index.