The making of a homegrown terrorist
Subtitle: brainwashing rebels in search of a cause
By: Peter A. Olsson, MD
Publisher: Praeger, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC; Praeger
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781440831010; 9781440831027
Subjects: Domestic terrorism; Terrorism; Islam; Hate groups; Computer network resources; Terrorists; Biography
Description: "Religious zeal and passionate dogma can be powerful motivators for homegrown recruits of terrorist organizations. In this book, Peter A. Olsson, MD, applies his years of work with disordered personalities to the psychological understanding of why seemingly ordinary Americans turn into murderers of their countrymen. He identifies the psychodynamic patterns of the lives of those who become 'homegrown terrorists' and commit acts of cold-blooded murder, examining 20 detailed case histories of individuals--often youths or young adults--to provide theoretical and practical understandings."--Inside jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: The vulnerable in-betweeners and the children of terror; title: Basic techniques of terrorists' brain washing and indoctrination; title: In-betweener countries and communities; title: The personal pathway model of terrorist development; title: Adam Gadahn : a television voice of al Qaeda; title: John Walker Lindh : the American Taliban; title: Nidal Malik Hasan, MD : Fort Hood's jihadi doctor death; title: Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo : an explosive conscientious objector; title: Jose Padilla, Bryant Neal Vinas, and Sharif Mobley; title: Richard Reid and Umar Farouck Abdulmutallab : UK and Nigeria's homegrowns; title: Omar Hammani of Alabama : the jihadi next door; title: Female homegrown terrorists : Aafia Siddiqui and Colleen Larose; title: Right wing ideology and its violent fringe : Timothy McVeigh and Ted Kaczynski; title: A left wing homegrown terrorist : Bill Ayers; title: The Boston marathon bombers, Chechnya's history, and spiritual heirs of Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki; title: Decisions, actions, and responsibility of homegrown terrorists; title: Afterword: what we all can do to help prevent homegrown terrorism; title: Appendix I: Timeline of homegrown terrorist actions; title: Appendix II: violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act; title: Appendix III: Recommended reading list; title: Glossary; title: References and works consulted; title: Index.