Tuchman has a chapter on the international anarchist movement of the late 19th century in her book The Proud Tower. It's more or less forgotten now but was the template of the original terrorist movement and the 'propaganda of the deed'.

This book I read recently and it gives some insights into the current islamist terrorist movement: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FSL2KI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Finally, for fun but also for thought, consider this article: http://decider.com/2015/12/11/the-radicalization-of-luke-skywalker-a-jedis-path-to-jihad/

And consider that from the POV of the islamic terrorists, they're essentially the rebellion vs. the empire. They have the same tropes as the writers of Star Wars.