Root causes of terrorism myths, reality, and ways forward / edited by Tore Bjørgo.

Other author Bjørgo, Tore.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge,
Descriptionxviii, 269 p. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Introduction / Tore Bjørgo -- Exploring roots of terrorism / Dipak K. Gupta -- Impoverished terrorists : stereotype or reality? / Jitka Maleková -- The social and psychological characteristics of terrorism and terrorists / John Horgan -- When hatred is bred in the bone : the socio-cultural underpinnings of terrorist psychology / Jerrold M. Post -- Social, organizational, and psychological factors in suicide terrorism / Ariel Merari -- Palestinian resistance and "suicide bombing" : causes and consequences / Hisham H. Ahmed -- Roots of terrorism in the Middle East : international pressures and international constraints / Abdullah Sahar Mohammad -- Nationalist separatism and terrorism in comparative perspective / Fernando Reinares -- Root causes of terrorism : a case study of the Tamil insurgency and the LTTE / D.R. Kaarthikeyan -- Right-wing terrorism / Wilhelm Heitmeyer -- Social-revolutionary terrorism in Latin-America and Europe / Peter Waldmann -- The use of terrorism by organized crime : an Italian case study / Alison Jamieson -- Patterns of state failure : the case of Lebanon / Farid el Khazen -- State sponsorship : a root cause of terrorism? / Louise Richardson -- Expected utility and state terrorism / Michael Stohl -- A conceptual framework for resolving terrorism's causes / Joshua Sinai -- Prevention of terrorism : towards a multi-pronged approach / Alex P. Schmid -- Fire of Iolaus : the role of state counter-measures in causing terrorism and what needs to be done / Andrew Silke -- Conclusions / Tore Bjørgo.
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LCCN 2005003573
ISBN0415351499 (hardback)
ISBN0415351502 (pbk.)

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