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understanding terror networks is a new and different view of a new and different form of terrorism the insights and conclusions of sageman befit his name and will benefit seasoned observers of terrorism practitioners and newcomers to the field. understanding terror networks is one of the most insightful studies published so far on the global salafi jihad a major contribution to the academic literature on terrorism it is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how widespread the terrorist threat has become and the measures that are required to counteract it. Sagemans insights into the dynamics and evolution of terrorist global salafi terrorist networks was groundbreaking at the time and it still highly relevant but as a historian i found the protocols of technical writing in the social psychological discipline especially parenthetical references annoying and sometimes even boring. Isbn 0 8122 3808 7 reviewer abdul rashid moten department of political science international islamic university malaysiaunderstanding terror networks according to its author is a general empirical study of the terrorists to add to what is known and to correct some widely disseminated misconceptions p 61