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Looks at the evolution of terrorism as a tool of insurgency and a vehicle for political opposition, exploring the strategic and psychological aspects of terrorism and counterterrorism. Surveys doctrines and actions of nationalists, anarchists, Nihilists, Social Revolutionaries, as well as fascist movements. Reviews Leninist and Maoist models of political subversion; the constellation of national liberation movements and urban guerillas of the 1960s and 1970s; Jihadist movements since the early 1980s; and non-Islamist political movements still active in the 21st century. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>