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The faces of terrorism : social and psychological dimensions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smelser, Neil J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2007]
Series:Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
Subjects:
Terrorism.
Terrorism > Social aspects.
Terrorism > Psychological aspects.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • The paradoxes of terrorism
  • Conditions and causes of terrorism
  • Ideological bases of terrorist behavior
  • Motivation, social origins, recruitment, groups, audiences, and the media in the terrorism process
  • Anticipating, experiencing, and responding to terrorist attacks
  • Discouraging terrorism
  • The long-term international context of terrorism
  • Appendix: The infernal problems of definition and designation.