TY - BOOK AU - Howard,Tiffiany TI - Failed states and the origins of violence: a comparative analysis of state failure as a root cause of terrorism and political violence AV - JC328 .7 .H69 2014 U1 - 363.32 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Farnham, Surrey, England PB - Burlington, VT : Ashgate KW - Failed states KW - Case studies KW - Political violence KW - Terrorism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Breeding grounds : failed states and the origins of terrorism and political violence -- And they all fall down : the pandemic of political violence and state failure in Sub-Saharan Africa -- A legacy of tyranny, tragedy, and terror : a closer look at weak states, authoritarian rule, and radical religious terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa -- Crouching tiger, hidden dragon no more : the emerging crisis of collapsed states and extremist terrorism in Southeast and South Asia -- The delayed reign of the Latin king : why drug lords, rebels and terrorism will forever plague Latin America's frail states? -- Beyond failed states : reflecting on state failure and the origins of violence and the future threat of transnational terrorism ER -