Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1. The definitional and historical dimensions of terrorism -- Chap. 1. Terrorism and terrorists : a definitional perspective -- Chap. 2. Terrorism in the global arena : an historical perspective -- Chap. 3. Terrorism in the United States : a relationship as American as apple pie -- Part 2. Contemporary domestic terrorism. Chap. 4. The American hate and patriot-militia movements -- Chap. 5. Special-interest extremists and terrorists -- Chap. 6. Case studies in domestic terrorism and political extremism -- Chap. 7. The changing character of domestic terrorism -- Part 3. Intelligence gathering and emergency response incident management to terrorism. Chap. 8. The gathering of criminal intelligence : policy and practice -- Chap. 9. Terrorism incident management : strategies and tactics -- Name index -- Subject index -- About the authors.