The faces of terrorism : social and psychological dimensions / Neil J. Smelser
| Author(s): | Smelser, Neil J |
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| Subjects: | Terrorism Terrorism--Social aspects Terrorism--Psychological aspects |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
| Series: | Science essentials Science essentials (Princeton, N.J.) |
| LC Classification: | H, HV |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2007004837 ISBN: 9780691133089 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN: 0691133085 (hardcover : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index 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 |
| Physical Description: | vi, 285 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 82772623 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780691133089 0691133085 |