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September 11: Before and After is a special learning center that offers the latest scholarship and research from experts at leading academic institutions from the Fathom consortium. This learning center will teach you about some of the complex issues related to terrorism, the international political landscape and the history of religious extremism and political violence. One year after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Fathom has expanded and updated the learning center with dozens of new features and seminars on past and present regions in conflict.
Explore perspectives on the role of media in shaping public understanding of major world events--from war reporting and cultural events to terrorist activities--with Columbia University scholars and visiting speakers, including ABC News President David Westin and French political analyst and sociologist Gilles Kepel. Learn about the complex relationship between the US and the Middle East with Katerina Dalacoura of the London School of Economics and Cambridge University Press author Fawaz A. Gerges. Enroll in a free seminar from RAND on emerging strategies to counter terrorism or protect emergency responders in the wake of September 11.
Accompanied by an introduction from Bruce Hoffman, vice president of external affairs and director of the Washington, D.C., office at RAND, this learning center gathers original content and reference materials to empower users to learn about--and learn from--the events of September 11, one year on.
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Insurgencies and the Role of Refugees: Focus on Afghanistan and the Taliban
From: RAND
Outside support for insurgency movements has changed since the end of the Cold War. Understanding these changing trends is crucial for policymakers to predict the success or failure of an insurgency movement. RAND senior research analysts Daniel L. Byman, Peter Chalk, Bruce Hoffman, William Rosenau and David Brannan analyze modern trends in insurgency movements for the intelligence community and look specifically at the role of refugees in supporting the Taliban.
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The Road to Jihad: 1970 to September 11, 2001
From: Columbia University
The terrorist attacks of September 11, are part of a series of events led by militant Islamic movements spanning the last thirty years says French political analyst and sociologist Gilles Kepel.
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A History of Islamic Societies
By: Ira M. Lapidus [Cambridge University Press, Paperback]
This second edition of Ira M. Lapidus' A History of Islamic Societies incorporates the origins and evolution of Islamic societies and brings into focus the historical processes that gave shape to the manifold varieties of contemporary Islam. The concluding chapters survey the growing influence of the Islamist movements within national states and in their transnational or global dimensions, including the Islamic revival, Islamist politics and terrorism.
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Articles selected from Fathom's reference shelf, to help you learn more about some of the people, places, organizations, and concepts that appear in discussions of terrorism and the world's response.
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition)
From: From: The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition)
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition)
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition)
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Websites from Fathom's member instititutions and other educational and government organizations that offer in-depth
resources and archived materials relating to global affairs and the terror attacks of September 11th.
Resources on the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on America
From: University of Michigan
World Trade Center Archive Project
From: Columbia University
Guidance for University Instructors Leading Class Discussions on the Tragedy
From: University of Michigan
Columbia International Affairs Online
From: Columbia University Press
Library of Congress September 11th Archive
From: Library of Congress
CIA World Fact Book Online
From: CIA
RAND Terrorism Resources and Materials
From: RAND
E-resources: Columbia University Responds to 9/11
From: Columbia Interactive
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