Charles Townshend

Charles Townshend is professor of international history at the University of Keele, England. Among his books are Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2002) and Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion (Penguin, 2005).

Terrorism: in search of the definite article

One of the most remarkable features of the "war on terror" - linguistically, and also politically - has been the warriors' characterisation of their target. They see

By Charles Townshend

/ 3 Jul 2007