Terrorism and Nepal offers an elementary approach to terrorism in a clear and accessible style to those interested in understanding it in a wider context. It includes definitions, psychological elements, sociological factors, religious components and historical perspectives in its critical discussion, together with their respective implications to the peace practitioners. Moreover, it also attempts to open a discussion of terrorism in a new direction by involving cultural dimension of peacebuilding from a Nepalese perspective.

Detail of the book is as follow:

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First Published in 2011 by : Akson Nepal, Kathmandu

Typeset by : Nirmala Shrestha

Design by : Pravat Chalaune

Printed in Nepal by : Paru Printing Press, Kathnamdu, Nepal

Mailing address : bimaldahal@yahoo.co.in

Price : NPRs. 500.00, US$ 25.00

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 In this book, Bimal Dahal looks at, and suggests, new counter-terrorism strategies that arise out of the peacebuilding field. These differ from the previous such strategies in going beyond heading off terrorist operations, and into the area of understanding why such decisions are made in order to change the decision mindset of those planning terrorist operations. Dahal takes us into the realm of alternative rationalities and ideas of justice, incorporating the cultural dimension into the understanding of terrorist actions. What he shows is that any strategy must be local since it is local worldviews that drive both the aims and the methods used by terrorist groups. Whether or not this turns out to be the proper new direction to develop counter-terrorist strategies it does deserve to be studied seriously seeing as how other strategies are not working well.