Origins of Terrorism Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind

Name: Origins of Terrorism Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind
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ISBN: 9780943875897

ISBN-10: 0943875897

ISBN-13: 9780943875897

Edition: 1998

Authors: Walter Reich, Walter Laquer

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"These essays contain an excellent blend of theory with specific facts and narrative accounts of dealing with terrorism. I don't know of another book which has the sweep of this one, the illustrative detail, and the welcome, refreshing recognition that there is no neat explanation for terrorism. This book will have a major impact on future research."--David F. Musto, Yale School of Medicine Terrorists and terrorism have become a major force internationally. Hostage-taking and other acts of violence for political ends are common all over the globe. This groundbreaking study sheds new light on the phenomenon of terrorism. This book examines and explains the nature and sources of terrorists'…

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List price: $20.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Publication date: 12/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 8.94" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Strategy or Psychology? Origins of Terrorist Behaviour



The logic of terrorism: terrorist behaviour as a product of strategic choice




Terrorist psycho-logic: terrorist behaviour as a product of psychological forces




Varieties of Terrorism: Ideological and Religious Motivations



Ideology and rebellion: terrorism in West Germany




Ideology and repentance: terrorism in Italy




The psychopolitical formation of extreme left terrorism in a democracy: the case of the weathermen




Terrorism in democracies: its social and political bases Ted




Sacred terror: a contemporary example from Islam




The moral logic of Hizballah




States of Mind: How Do Terrorists Think? Which Psychological Mechanisms Enable Them To Do What They Do?



Mechanism of moral disengagement




The readiness to kill and die: suicidal terrorism and indiscriminate violence in the Middle East




Responding To Terrorism: Decision-making and the Pressures on Leadership



Hostage taking, the presidency, and stress




Taking vows: the domestication of policy-making in hostage incidents




The Psychology of Terrorism: What Can We Know, What Must We Learn?



Questions to be answered, research to be done, knowledge to be applied




Understanding terrorist behaviour: the limits and opportunities of psychological inquiry