by Stephen E. AtkinsFrom the publisher:
Horror. Sadness. Protests. Military action. Conspiracy theories. From personal loss to economic upheaval to a paradigm shift in U.S. foreign relations, few events in the past 100 years have impacted American life so greatly as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
This comprehensive two-volume set details every event leading up to 9/11, going back up to a decade prior to the attacks, and including all participants from any place in the world. Also covered are events since the attack that have influenced our understanding of the ordeal. With A-Z entries, descriptive sidebars, and over 40 primary documents, The 9/11 Encyclopedia is an essential source for understanding one of the blackest marks on the pages of American history.
Volume one presents A-Z entries on the event, including:
# Conspiracy theories
# Economic impact of 9/11
# FBI and 9/11
# Flight 93
# Hamburg Group
# John O'Neill
# Khalid Sheik Mohammad
# Logan Airport
# Mohammad Atta
# New York Fire Department
# Osama Bin Laden
# Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
# World Trade Center Bombing (1993)
Volume two includes over 40 primary documents relating to the event. Selections include:
# Osama Bin Laden's declaration of Jihad
# Richard Clarke's memorandum to Condoleezza Rice on al-Qaeda
# Oral testimony from survivors of the 9/11 attack
# Interview with Mullah Umar Muhammad
# The White House declaration on the humane treatment of al-Qaeda and Taliban Detainees
STEPHEN E. ATKINS is Associate University Librarian for Collection Management at Texas A&M University. His numerous published works include Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups (Oryx 2002), Historical Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy (Greenwood 2000), which was awarded a Booklist Editors' Choice Award for 2000, and Terrorism: A Handbook (1992).
