The author must have psychic powers and a clear, analytic mind. Oliverio's argument published in 1998 should have been read by U.S. foreign policy makers. She makes a cogent argument for considering the ways in which people and organizations of power use the concept of terror to hid their own uses of terrorism.

Although this book had been recommended to me by first class scholars, I did not read it until this week because I assumed the work would not be relevant after Septermber 11, 2001. The fact is it is more relevant now then ever before. In many ways, I interpret her to be saying that she loves her countries by loves justice more, much as Camus said long ago. Justice, an analysis of the politics of deviance and terrorism, a global perspective, and a beautiful analysis of the role of theater in the political arenas are only a small part of this poignant book.

Oliverio delves deeply into the roots of statecraft and how those roots intertwine with terrorism. Clearly the author finds the musings of an early Austrian, Machiavelli, sadly relevant to the modern scene.

This book is more interesting than the Titanic. The icing is the scholarly tone and the sophisticated literal agility of the Italian author.

This analysis of injustice in the world system is important from sociological and political perspectives, but also impacts the ways in which real people live and act in the world. The ideas advanced in this text are particularly relevant in light of recent events (such as the war in Kosovo and terrorism in east Africa), and will be increasingly important as the world enters the coming millennium.

This book is at the cutting edge of alternatives to global, corporate, business culture. It's a serious analysis of how and why people are put on the margins of life, especially people who would be at the center of a just world. The chapters include straightforward issues of justice, including research on the Zapatistas in Chiapas, jurisprudence in North American, freedom and autonomy in Africa, fairness in Latin America, terrorism in the Middle East and Italy, and a thoughtful mix of diverse approaches to scholarship.