Since the events of September 11, 2001, the propaganda uses of the word "terrorism" have multiplied, and it has never been clearer that one person's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism looks at debates about September 11 and the response to it, but also gets behind the causes and contexts of both group terrorism and state terrorism. Author Jonathan Barker provides a historical sketch as well as current examples from the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He guides readers through the moral and political theories and highlights the battle of images and ideas that accompanies them. Analysing the dynamics of terrorism, Barker scrutinises the war on terror and its fateful consequences for democracy.