Tangled roots : social and psychological factors in the genesis of terrorism /

Tangled roots : social and psychological factors in the genesis of terrorism / edited by Jeff Victoroff. - Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 477 pages) : illustrations - - NATO security through science series. E: Human and societal dynamics, v. 11 1574-5597 ; . - NATO security through science series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 11. .

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Psychology and Terrorism, Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 14-17 September 2005"--Title page verso "Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Principal Contributors; Contents; Introduction: Managing Terror: The Devilish Traverse from a Theory to a Plan; What Do We Know, and What Can We Know, About the Causes of Substate Terrorism?; Knowledge Claims and the Study of Terrorism; Tyranny of Data: Going Beyond Theories; Have Motivations for Terrorism Changed?; The Psychology of Terrorism: Toward a Scientific Approach; The Psychology of Terrorism: "Syndrome" Versus "Tool" Perspectives; Understanding Terrorism: Old Assumptions, New Assertions, and Challenges for Research.

What do we really know about the contributing causes of terrorism? Are all forms of terrorism created equal, or are there important differences in terrorisms that one must know about to customize effective counter-strategies? Does poverty cause terrorism? This book talks about the basic human ingredients that combust to produce violent extremism.

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