Joseph Conrad and Terrorism Today

"Drawing extensively on contemporary research in Terrorism Studies, Joyce Wexler sheds new light on Conrad's understanding of the complications and contradictions of this controversial topic. She convincingly demonstrates that many of the disputes about how to read his works reflect disagreements about terrorism-and that more often than not Conrad was right, and his critics wrong. Teachers and students will find this a useful book for many reasons-for the information it provides about Terrorism Studies, for the perspectives it offers on Conrad's relevance for issues of contemporary concern, for Wexler's thorough, up-to-date accounts of the Conrad criticism, and for her sensible, detailed readings of often-taught texts."

--Paul Armstrong, Professor of English, Brown University, USA