The Faces of Terrorism : Social and Psychological Dimensions
Neil J. Smelser
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Princeton : : Princeton University Press, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (291 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; PART I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 The Paradoxes of Terrorism; PART II: CAUSES AND DYNAMICS; CHAPTER 2 Conditions and Causes of Terrorism; CHAPTER 3 Ideological Bases of Terrorist Behavior; CHAPTER 4 Motivation, Social Origins, Recruitment, Groups, Audiences, and the Media in the Terrorism Process; PART III: CONSEQUENCES AND CONTROL; CHAPTER 5 Anticipating, Experiencing, and Responding to Terrorist Attacks; CHAPTER 6 Discouraging Terrorism; CHAPTER 7 The Long-Term International Context of Terrorism; APPENDIX: The Infernal Problems of Definition and Designation; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. - REFERENCESINDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. - Terrorism is the most clear and present danger we confront today, yet no phenomenon is more poorly understood by policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Faces of Terrorism is the first serious interdisciplinary examination of terrorism in all its facets. What gives rise to it, who are its proponents and how do they think, and how--and why--does it work? Neil Smelser begins by tackling the fundamental problem of defining what exactly terrorism is. He shows why a precise definition has eluded us until now, and he proposes one that takes into account the full comple
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| Emner | Terrorism
Terrorism - Psychological aspects Terrorism - Social aspects Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency Vis mer... Psychology
Social Welfare & Social Work Social sciences terrorisme konfliktsosiologi sosiologi psykologi |
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| ISBN | 9780691133089
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