These articles were carefully chosen to complement the subject matter of each chapter and to provide the most relevant research material.

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Stephen Chan interprets and discusses the theoretical writings of Frantz Fanon and links his theories to modern suicide bombings. Howard explains the importance of discovering the history of political thought. Brian Levin discusses the origin and current state of Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism in the United States. An ideological perspective of 9/11—in this case, a Marxist perspective—is offered by Peter McLaren. Cas Mudde’s article is a comparative analysis of rightist racial extremism in Europe. Sela-Sayovitz examines social discourse among policymakers, the press and pressure groups after the emergence of a neo-Nazi gang in Israel. Steve VanderHeiden explores the case for classifying attacks against inanimate targets—often practiced by ecological extremists—as acts of terrorism. Meredith Watts’ article examines xenophobic and neo-fascist tendencies within German youth cultures.

Journal Article 1: Chan, Stephen. 2007. “Fanon: The Octogenarian of International Revenge and the Suicide Bomber of Today.” Cooperation and Conflict 42:2.

Journal Article 2: Howard, Dick. 2011. “Why Study the History of Political Thought?” Philosophy Social Criticism 37.

Journal Article 3: Levin, Brian. 2001. “History as a Weapon: How Extremists Deny the Holocaust in North America.” American Behavioral Scientist 44:6.

Journal Article 4: McLaren, Peter. 2003. “The Dialectics of Terrorism: A Marxist Response to September 11 (Part Two: Unveiling the Past, Evading the Present).” Cultural Studies ß à Critical Methodologies 3:1.

Journal Article 5: Mudde, Cas. 2005. “Racist Extremism in Central and Eastern Europe.” East European Politics and Societies 19:2.

Journal Article 6: Sela-Shayovitz, Revital. 2011. “Neo-Nazis and Moral Panic: The Emergence of Neo-Nazi Youth Gangs in Israel.” Journal of Crime, Media, Culture 7:1.

Journal Article 7: VanderHeiden, Steve. 2005. “Eco-terrorism or Justified Resistance? Radical Environmentalism and the ‘War on Terror’.” Politics & Society 33:3.

Journal Article 8: Watts, Meredith W. 2001. “Aggressive Youth Cultures and Hate Crime: Skinheads and Xenophobic Youth in Germany.” American Behavioral Scientist 45:4.