“…Notre groupe, au Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism (CREATE) de l’Université de Californie du Sud, s’est attaché à approfondir et appliquer l’analyse d’impact économique pour décrire les pertes prévisibles dans diverses hypothèses d’attentats terroristes. …”

“…He found, as well, a widespread refusal to grapple with problems caused by a growing Islamic presence in Europefrom the violation of immigration laws to appalling incidents of honor killings to horrific acts of terrorism, including the assassination of a prominent Dutch politician and the March 2003 bombing in Madrid. …”

“…As the Nazis swept across Europe during World War II, Jewish victims wrote diaries in which they grappled with the terror unfolding around them. Some wrote simply to process the contradictory bits of news they received; some wrote so that their children, already safe in another country, might one day understand what had happened to their parents; and some wrote to furnish unknown readers in the outside world with evidence against the Nazi regime. …”

“…When asked to describe wartime atrocities, acts of terrorism, and serial killers, many of us reach for the word 'evil'. …”

“…In absorbing and scrupulously researched detail Bourg explores the developing ethical fascination as it emerged among student Maoists courting terrorism, anti-psychiatric celebrations of madness, feminists mobilizing against rape, and pundits and philosophers championing human rights.Based on newly accessible archival sources and over fifty interviews with men and women who participated in the events of the era, From Revolution to Ethics provides a compelling picture of how May 1968 helped make ethics a compass for navigating contemporary global experience…”

“…Esta insólita situación podría haber sido una mera anécdota si no fuera porque surgió una secta fanática que comenzó a amenazar y asesinar a sus compatriotas más sensatos, los que aceptaban la realidad de la derrota. El terror se extendería por toda la colonia nipona, que quedaría así dramáticamente fracturada…”

“…Son especialmente célebres los horripilantes gritos que crea para el cine de terror, tan verosímiles y estremecedores que bien podrían ser reales .Cuando las vidas de Gates y Mitzi se crucen, saldrán a la luz los atroces y violentos secretos que se ocultan tras la glamurosa fachada de Hollywood --…”

“…The ideological romanticism of the revolutionary years was revived, with renewed emphasis on egalitarianism, equality, and the building of a communist utopia. Mass terror was reined in, great victories were won in the space race, Stalinist cultural dogmas were challenged, and young people danced to jazz and rock and roll. …”

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“…The first publication in this series, covering nuclear security and non-proliferation, describes the measures implemented in France and at international level to prevent terrorism and malicious acts and, if necessary, mitigate the consequences of any such act. …”

“…En Amores que matan analiza en detalle la violencia física y emocional contra la mujer, así como el acoso, una experiencia de terror psicológico que en muchas ocasiones puede quedar impune. …”

“…A diferencia de los psicópatas que estamos acostumbrados a ver en películas de terror, estos individuos son depredadores psicológicos y sociales de “guante blanco”, que rara vez se manifiestan como criminales sangrientos, pero que extienden continuamente el mal y el sufrimiento en las organizaciones. …”
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“…Han pasado cinco años desde la última vez que vio a su padre, pero vuelven a encontrarse cuando, al sufrir Hache un accidente que le pone a las puertas de la muerte quizá deseada, Martín acude de inmediato al lado de su hijo superando el terror a los aviones y su propósito de no volver a Buenos Aires…”

“…El testimonio, la memoria, la demanda de justicia hunden sus raíces en los terrenos movedizos de las políticas del terror aplicadas en México y Centroamérica. Desde una dimensión ética y política, los textos recogidos en este volumen revisan el género testimonial en la voz de los testigos, en la narrativa literaria y periodística, en las artes visuales y escénicas, en nombre de las víctimas –migrantes, indígenas, mujeres, guerrilleras, disidentes de las prácticas abusivas del poder–, buscando un lugar donde no habite el olvido. …”

“…Brutality is more than violence, other to cruelty, and distinct from horror and terror--all concepts that are normally used interchangeably with brutality, but which, as the analysis suggests, ought not to be. …”

“…Repressive regimes remained in power for decades, until internal and international changes allowed democracy to take over a firm hold. State terrorism included censorship, exile, detention, torture, murder, and forced disappearance. …”

“…Throughout the book, real-world examples and case studies drawn from health, safety, environmental, and terrorism risk analysis are used and illustrate the practical application of techniques for improving risk analysis…”