Introduction -- The Dutch Approach: Restrained And Fragmented -- The Federal Republic Of Germany: Democracy Under Fire -- Counterterrorism In The United States: Countering Subversives, Revolutionaries And Communists -- Counterterrorism In Italy: Deception Or Mismanagement? -- The Performative Power Of Counterterrorism -- Police Practice As Signifier -- Intelligence Signifiers -- Terrorists On Trial: The Courtroom As Stage -- The Performance Of Counterterrorism Policy. Beatrice De Graaf. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.