Compiled by: L. Heckman
Introduction
Books, government documents, periodicals, and media
materials on terrorism may be found listed in the Libraries'
catalog by keyword or subject heading searches using
"terrorism." Materials listed here represent items on both the
Queens and Staten Island campuses. Those available only on the
Queens campus have been marked with an asterisk (*).
The following items are representative samples from the Libraries'
collections.
Circulating Books
This is a selective list of books that can be checked out from the
Queens and/or Staten Island Libraries.
Alexander, Yonah and Michael S. Swetnam. Cyber Terrorism
and Information Warfare. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publ.
Inc., 1999. (HV 6431 T4642 1999 v. 5-8)*
Chemical and biological terrorism : research and
development to improve civilian medical response / Committee on
RandD Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and
Biological Terrorism Incidents, Health Science Policy Program,
Institute of Medicine, and Board on Environmental Studies and
Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research
Council. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999.
(Science RA 648 C525 1999)
Chemical and Biological Warfare. Edited by Brian
Solomon. New York: H.W. WIlson, Co., 1999. (UG 447 C515 1999)
Dobkin, Bethami A. Tales of Terror: Television News and the
Construction of the Terrorist Threat. New York: Praeger,
1992. (PN 4784 T4 D6 1992)*
Ehrenfeld, Rachel. Evil Money: Encounters along the Money
Trail. New York: HarperBusiness, 1992. (HV 6768 E36
1992)*
Ehrenfeld, Rachel. Narco-Terrorism. New York:
Basic Books, 1990. (HV 6431 E395 1990)
Emerson, Steven. The Fall of Pan Am 103: Inside the
Lockerbie Investigation. New York: Putnam, 1990. (HV 6431
E49 1990)
Falkenrath, Richard A., Robert D. Newman, and Bradley A. Thayer.
America's Achilles' Heel: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
Terrorism and Covert Attach. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press,
1998. (HV 6432 F35 1998)
Fundamentalism Reborn?: Afghanistan and the
Taliban/ Edited by William Maley. New York: New York
University Press, 1998. (DS 371.3 F86 1998)*
Garrett, Laurie. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global
Public Health. New York: Hyperion, 2000. (Science RA 441
G37 2000)*
Hoffman, Bruce. Inside Terrorism. New York:
Columbia University Press, 1998.(HV 6431 H626 1998)*
Laqueur, Walter. The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms
of Mass Destruction. New York: Oxford University Press,
1999. (HV 6431 L35 1999)*
Long, David E. The Anatomy of Terrorism. New York:
Free Press, 1990. (HV 6431 L66 1990)
Matinuddin, Kamal. The Taliban Phenomenon: Afghanistan
1994-1997. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press,
1999. (DS 371.3 M39 1999)*
Oliverio, Annamarie. The State of Terror. Albany,
N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1998. (HV 6431 O55
1998)
The Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies,
Theologies, States of Mind. Edited by Walter Reich.
Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
1990. (HV 6431 O74 1990)*
Rashid, Ahmed. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and
Fundamentalism in Central Asia. New Haven: Yale University
Press, 2000. (DS 371.2 R367 2000)*
Reeve, Simon. The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama Bin
Laden and the Future of Terrorism. New York: Northeastern
University Press, 1999. (HV 6432 R42 1999)*
Schweitzer, Glenn E. Superterrorism: Assassins, Mobsters,
and Weapons of Mass Destruction. New York: Plenum Trade,
1998. (HV 6431 S375 1998)*
Taliban and the Afghan Turmoil: The Role of the USA,
Pakistan, Iran, and China/Sreedhar..., et al. New Delhi:
Himalayan Books; Distributed by English Book Store, 1997. (DS 371.3
T35 1997)*
Reference Books
This is a selective list of books that are located in the
Reference section of the Queens and/or Staten Island Libraries.
These materials are for in-library use only.
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism. Martha Crenshaw,
John Pimlott, editors. Armonk, N.Y.: Sharpe Reference, 1997. (Ref.
HV 6431 E53 1997)*
Gay, Kathlyn and Martin K. Gay. Encyclopedia of Political
Anarchy. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 1999. (Ref.
HX 830 G39 1999)*
Lakos, Amos. Terrorism, 1980-1990: A Bibliography.
Boulder: Westview Press, 1991. (Ref. Z 7164 T3 L343 1991)*
Government Documents
The following is a selective list of materials located in
the Government Documents collection on the Queens campus. These
materials are for in-library use only.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services.
The Attack on the U.S.S. Cole : Hearing before the
Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred
Sixth Congress, second session : hearing held October 25,
2000. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
2001. (Gov. Doc. Y4.AR 5/2 A:999-2000/65)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform.
Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and
International Resources. Combating terrorism : assessing
the threat : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security,
Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on
Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth
Congress, first session, October 20, 1999. Washington,
D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000. (Gov. Doc. Y4.G 74/7:
T27/7) Also available in html format: :http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6688
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform.
Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and
International Resources. Domestic preparedness against
terrorism : how ready are we? : hearing before the Subcommittee on
National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of
the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One
Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, March 27, 2000.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001. (Gov. Doc.
Y 4 G 74/7: T 27/10). Also available in html format: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13010
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Subcommittee on Crime. Breaches of security at federal
agencies and airports : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime of
the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One
Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, May 25, 2000.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000. (Gov Doc.
Y 4 J89/1:106/95)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. World Trade
Center Bombing: Terror Hits Home: Hearing before the Subcommittee
on Crime and Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary,
House of Represenatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session,
March 9, 1993. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing
Office, 1994. (Gov Doc. Y 4 J89/1:103/28)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. Law enforcement
problems at the border between the United States and Canada : drug
smuggling, illegal immigration, and terrorism : hearing before the
Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the
Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress,
first session, April 14, 1999. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Government Printing Office, 2000. (Gov.Doc. Y 4.J
89/1:106/17)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and
Emergency Management. Preparedness against terrorist
attacks : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight,
Investigations, and Emergency Management of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One
Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, April 6, 2000.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001. (Gov.Doc.
Y 4.T 68/2: 106-84)
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Taliban: Engagement or Confrontation?: Hearing before
the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One
Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, July 20, 2000.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001. (Gov. Doc.
Y 4.F 76/2: S. HRG. 106-868). Also available in html format: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10607
Periodicals
This is a selective list of periodicals to which the Queens
and/or Staten Island Libraries subscribe and that contain articles
relevant to this topic. Please note that some periodical titles are
available in electronic full-text format (see Full Text
eJournals).
- America
- Business Week
- The Economist
- The Nation
- National Review
- Newsweek
- Time
- U.S. News and World Report
Media Materials
This is a selective list of video, audio, and other non-print media
that are located in the Media Center at the Queens Library.
In the Face of Terrorism [videorecording]/a
production of Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society; in
association with WETA/Washington; produced by Betsy Miller, Martha
Elliott; directed by David Deutsch. Alexandria, Virginia: PBS
Video, 1992? (Media Center VIDEO JX 5420 I55 1992)
Search for the Master Terrorist
[videorecording]: the Hunt for the Jackal/ A film
by David Munro; a Virginia Production for BBC in association with
Central Productions, WDR, ORF, DRS, TV3 Network New Zealand;
producer, Richard Kay; director, David Munro. Princeton, N.J.:
Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 1993. (Media Center
VIDEO HV 6431 S32 1993)
Terrorism [videorecording]: Aims and
Objectives/ an Antelope Film for Channel Four in
association with Primetime. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the
Humanities and Sciences, 1995. (Media Center VIDEO JX 5420 T47
1995)
Terrorism, Target America [videorecording]/
produced by Barbara Newman Productions, Inc.; in association with
Arts and Entertainment Network. New York: A and E Home Video, 1993.
(Media Center VIDEO HV 6432 T37 1993)
Online Databases
These are online databases that are of particular interest for this
subject. Selected databases include full-text coverage of journal
articles. Also included are the citations of a number of articles
that may be useful for this topic. For a complete listing of our
databases, please check the Libraries' Databases
A-Z page.
Periodical
Articles
The following is a selection of articles from ProQuest, using the
search terms "September 11 and World Trade Center."
Croft, John. "Terrorists may have planned Double Hits in
Washington." Aviation Week and Space Technology,
Vol. 155, Iss. 12, p. 44.
Kirlkand, Rik. "A Survivor's Tale." Fortune, Vol.
144, Iss. 7, October 15, 2001, p. 25.
"Made-for-TV-Terrorism." Broadcasting and Cable,
Vol. 131, Iss. 39, September 17, 2001, p. 3, 5 pgs.
"September 11, 2001." Commonweal, Vol. 128, Iss.
16, September 28, 2001, p. 821, 2 pgs.
Simon, Roger. "Blown Away: In Just One Chilling Hour, America
joined the Ranks of the Lost Innocents." U.S. News and
World Report, September 14, 2001, p. 6.
Whitman, David. "Day of Infamy: Timeline of Terror." U.S.
News and World Report, September 14, 2001, p. 16.
E-Books
The following are relevant e-book selections from
the St. John's University NetLibrary collection. To
locate e-books, go to
NetLibrary and search keyword "terrorism."
Getty, J. Arch. The Road to Terror. New Haven,
Conn.: Yale University Press, 1999.
Heymann, Philip B. Terrorism and America.
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1998.
Hutchinson, Bill. When the Dog Ate Candles. Niwot,
Colorado: University Press of Colorado, 1998.
Web Sites
The following list contains links to a few web sites on this
topic that have been selected for the quality and relevance of
their content.
ANSER Institute for
Homeland Security
Presents full-text articles from Journal of Homeland
Security, legislative update, suggested readings, current
news reports, and links to related web sites.
CNN.com
Contains up-to-the-minute coverage of news stories about the war
against terror.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Provides health alerts and fact sheets related to bioterrorism,
including anthrax, botulism, and smallpox.
Coping
with Terrorism and Grief
Features advice on coping with tragedy; includes Power Point slide
show on causes and symptoms of grief.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
Provides photographs and descriptions of ten most wanted
terrorists; public interest information (including handling
suspicious mail and anthrax); and press releases.
Foundations
of Inquiry: Terrorism
Prepared by Illinois State University. Milner Library, Government
Documents librarian, provides links to government resources on
Terrorism.
National Security Institute
Covers national security issues including travel advisory releases,
terrorism precautions, background information about terrorism, and
legislative and executive orders.
The Office of
Homeland Security
Goal is to coordinate "national strategy to strengthen protections
against terrorist threats and attacks in the United States."
Provides links to presidential addresses, security briefings,
proclamations, and links to related resources.
The Terrorism
Research Center
Provides links to profiles of terrorist organizations and
counterterrorist groups, travel advisories, counterterrorism
documents, original essays and commentary, and related web
sites.
Terrorist
Group Profiles
Analyzes terrorist groups and includes information about their:
activities, location/area of operation, funding sources, and
strengths.
Time:
The Many Portraits of Osama bin Laden
Features full-text articles from Time regarding
the hunt for America's most wanted terrorist. Also features
transcrips of related presidential speeches.
U.S. Department of State.
Counterterrorism Office
Provides Fact Sheet detailing events of September 11, 2001 and
their aftermath; chronology of terrorist attacks from 1961-2001;
news releases; U.S. Counterterrorism policy; terrorist sanctions in
effect; and links to related resources.
* Available only at the Library on the Queens Campus.