The "terrorism" industry : the experts and institutions that shape our view of terror [Terrorism in Fact and in Western imagery; From Bandits to Terrorists;Western Primary Terrorism and the Demand for a Unified Opposition to "Terrorism"; The Western Model and Semantics of Terrorism; The Manufacture and Distribution of Terrorism; The Terrorism Industry: The Government Sector; The Private Sector: Institutes, Think Tanks, and Lobbying Organzations; The Security Industry; The Experts; The Mass Media as Transmission Belt of the Terrorism Industry; Counterterrorism in action; Three studies in primary terroristic violence

New York : Pantheon Books, 1989, 1989. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st edition ; xv, 312 pages ; 24 cm ; ISBN: 0679725598; 9780679725596; 039458080X; 9780394580807; LCCN: 89-42655 ; LC: HV6431; Dewey: 303.6/25 ; OCLC: 19723790 ; Contents: Part I. Terrorism in Fact and in Western imagery -- 1. From Bandits to Terrorists -- 2. Western Primary Terrorism and the Demand for a Unified Opposition to "Terrorism" -- 3. The Western Model and Semantics of Terrorism -- Part II. The Manufacture and Distribution of Terrorism -- 4. The Terrorism Industry: The Government Sector -- 5. The Private Sector: Institutes, Think Tanks, and Lobbying Organzations -- 6. The Security Industry -- 7. The Experts -- 8. The Mass Media as Transmission Belt of the Terrorism Industry. -- Counterterrorism in action; Three studies in primary terroristic violence ; "While everyone is shocked and horrified by acts of terror, even more shocking is the rapid growth of a full-scale industry arising in the last decade to manufacture and propagate an image of the terrorist that serves to legitimate the policies and power of the West" ; "We had our suspicions that there was a coherent, well-thought-out policy by the West to exercise a selective morality. This book confirms our suspicions"--Archbishop Desmond Tutu ; Edward S. Herman is Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Among his books are Corporate Control, Corporate Power & The Real Terror Network: Terrorism in Fact & Propaganda. University College Dublin, Ireland ; stiff paper wrappers ; crease on back cover ; stamp of the Carter Center, Atlanta on inside front cover ; G .