The sociology of terrorism
Subtitle: peoples, places and processes
By: Stephen Vertigans
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780415572651; 9780415572668; 9780203855812
Subjects: Social aspects; Terrorism; Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: A sociological approach to terrorism: people, places and processes; title: History: the legacy of political violence; title: Habitus: terrorism and violent dispositions; title: Becoming a "terrorist": processes into groups; title: Group dynamics: trusting terrorists, secrets and ties; title: Actions, tactics and targets: emotions and rationale behind terror attacks; title: The end game: stopping and leaving terrorism; title: Concluding thoughts: from beginning to end.