This book adopts an innovative historical approach to terrorism, focusing on the weaknesses of terrorist states and organizations as reflected in the ideologies, methodologies, and propaganda of Russian populist, National Socialist, and Islamic terrorism.

Juan Romero is Associate Professor at Western Kentucky University, USA.

Introduction 1. Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Extremist Movements 2. Was Russian Terrorism a True Instrument of the People? 3. Methodology of Russian Terrorism 4. Ideology of the National Socialist Terrorist State 5. National Socialist Propaganda 6. Interpretations of Jihad 7. Rules of Jihad 8. Precursors to the Islamic State 9. Islamic State Media Production and Islam 10. Islamic State Legitimacy and Perception of the Enemy 11. The Eleven Fears of Islamic Terrorist Organizations 12. A Comparative Evolution of Terrorism Conclusion