Book review: 'How terror evolves: the emergence and spread of terrorist techniques', by Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

Authors

  • Oliver Mihell-Hale University of Nottingham

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.1661

Keywords:

Terrorism, Conflict, Weapon selection, Hijacking, Political contention, Terrorist innovation

Abstract

Yannick Veilleux-Lepage explores how terrorist techniques are adopted, changed, adjusted and abandoned over time, using the history of aircraft hijacking as a case study. He employs a refreshing and original approach to tracking the processes of aircraft hijacking over time, treating the development of terrorist techniques as analogous to Darwinian evolutionary thought. The book provides a novel outlook on the origins of terrorist techniques, their evolution, and development. The argument is convincing and sound throughout, and well-illustrated to ensure that the book is not just a highly informative read but an engaging one too. This book will be refreshing to experts and rewarding for novices in the field.

Author Biography

Oliver Mihell-Hale, University of Nottingham

Oliver is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Politics and International Relations. His thesis focuses on the variation of types of violence observed in different strategies of terrorism. He seeks to identify patterns and explain why particular types of violence can be associated with particular terrorist strategies.

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Published

2022-11-02

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): Contemporary Voices

Section

Reviews

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