The psychology of terrorism / John Horgan.
| Author/creator |
Horgan, John, 1974- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Revised and updated second edition. |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014. |
| Description | xxii, 184 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Political violence Cass series on political violence. ^A378546 |
| Contents | Psychological warfare -- Understanding terrorism -- Terrorist minds? -- Involvement -- Engagement -- Disengagement -- Towards a science of terrorist behaviour. |
| Abstract | "The book presents a critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology. Despite the on-going search for a terrorist pathology, the most insightful and evidence-based research to date not only illustrates the lack of any identifiable psychopathology in terrorists, but demonstrates how frighteningly 'normal' and unremarkable in psychological terms are those who engage in terrorist activity. By producing a clearer map of the processes that impinge upon the individual terrorist, a different type of terrorist psychology emerges, one which has clearer implications for efforts at countering and disrupting violent extremism in today's world."--back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-175) and index. |
| LCCN | 2014000799 |
| ISBN | 9780415698009 (harback) |
| ISBN | 0415698006 (harback) |
| ISBN | 9780415698023 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415698022 (pbk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 40023929730 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6431 .H667 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |