The psychology of terrorism
By: John Horgan.
Series: Terrorism and political violence; Terrorism and political violence (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Frank Cass; Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Terrorism -- Psychological aspects
Description: John Horgan presents a detailed, critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology, and in doing so, highlights substantial shortcomings and limitations of the nature and direction of current research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: What is terrorism?; title: Understanding terrorism; title: Individual approaches; title: Becoming a terrorist; title: Being a terrorist; title: Disengaging; title: Analysis, integration, response.