Asafa Jalata is Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Defining, Conceptualizing, and Theorizing Terrorism.- 3. Terrorism from Above and Below.- 4. The Impact of Colonial Terrorism on Indigenous Americans.- 5. English Colonial Terrorism, Genocide, and Indigenous Australians.- 6. Colonial Terrorism and the Incorporation of Africa into the Capitalist World System.- 7. Comparing Ethiopian and Sudanese State Terrorism.- 8. State and Oppositional Terrorism: The Case of Israelis and Palestinians.- 9. Al-Qaeda: A Global Multinational Terrorist Network.- 10. Conclusion: Can We Imagine a Terror-Free World?.

Asafa Jalata is Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Defining, Conceptualizing, and Theorizing Terrorism.- 3. Terrorism from Above and Below.- 4. The Impact of Colonial Terrorism on Indigenous Americans.- 5. English Colonial Terrorism, Genocide, and Indigenous Australians.- 6. Colonial Terrorism and the Incorporation of Africa into the Capitalist World System.- 7. Comparing Ethiopian and Sudanese State Terrorism.- 8. State and Oppositional Terrorism: The Case of Israelis and Palestinians.- 9. Al-Qaeda: A Global Multinational Terrorist Network.- 10. Conclusion: Can We Imagine a Terror-Free World?.

Asafa Jalata is Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Defining, Conceptualizing, and Theorizing Terrorism.- 3. Terrorism from Above and Below.- 4. The Impact of Colonial Terrorism on Indigenous Americans.- 5. English Colonial Terrorism, Genocide, and Indigenous Australians.- 6. Colonial Terrorism and the Incorporation of Africa into the Capitalist World System.- 7. Comparing Ethiopian and Sudanese State Terrorism.- 8. State and Oppositional Terrorism: The Case of Israelis and Palestinians.- 9. Al-Qaeda: A Global Multinational Terrorist Network.- 10. Conclusion: Can We Imagine a Terror-Free World?.