Inside Terrorism: A book review In the book Inside Terrorism, Bruce Hoffman defines terrorism and how it has changed throughout history. These changes happen in various different forms. One form it had changed was the style of terrorism. Another change was the reason for terrorism. Another change in terrorism was the reason why people committed terrorism. One final change was how terrorism was perceived and spread to people. In the chapter 1, Hoffman uses this chapter to define what terrorism is. Bruce Hoffman uses the EOD definition that defines terrorism as follows: “.. a political term: a. Applied to the Jacobins and their agents and par- tisans in the French Revolution, esp. to those connected with the Revolutionary tribunals during the “Reign of Terror,” …show more content…
During this time terrorists worked to convey images of freedom and liberation, military structures, and righteous vengeance (Hoffman 21). A terrorist will never acknowledge that he is a terrorist and will go to any length to ensure he is not associated with the term. By understanding that terrorists are different than other terrorists, one can come to know that terrorism is political aims conducted by an organization with violence in hopes of leaving long lasting psychological repercussions (Hoffman 40). In Chapter 2, Bruce Hoffman aims to explain the origins of contemporary terrorism. In Palestine in 1937, Irgun began to resume its revolt. Its members would hide in the cities and pretend to be regular citizens, and then when the moment came they would strike, and then go back into hiding (Hoffman 48). Their goal was to undermine the British government's control of Palestine with violence. The Irguns worked the British’s countermeasures in their favor. The mass disruption of daily life pushed the community away from the government and towards the