Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind

Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind
by Walter Reich

Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind
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Author: Walter Reich
Foreword: Walter Laqueur
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-09-18
ISBN: 0943875897
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press

Summary of Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind

Terrorists and terrorism have become a major force internationally. Hostage-taking and other acts of violence for political ends are common all over the globe. This groundbreaking study sheds new light on the phenomenon of terrorism.

This book examines and explains the nature and sources of terrorists' beliefs, actions, goals, worldviews, and states of mind. Origins of Terrorism addresses, with scholarly responsibility as well as necessary urgency, one of the most vexing intellectual and political challenges of our time.

The contributors to this book bring deep learning and experience in realms that are vital to an understanding of the arenas within which terrorist behavior takes place-arenas such as ideology, nationalism and religion. The authors explore terrorist behavior in its troubling richness and diversity, and identify the ways in which it develops, grows and sustains itself. In addition, they study the mechanisms that enable terrorists to easily carry out violent acts against innocents, as well as the ways in which leaders of governments respond to terrorist actions and threats. Finally, they identify the opportunities for future research in the psychology of terrorism as well as the limits of such research

This collection, under Reich's editorship, will help us to understand terrorism as well as the motivations behind it. Origins of Terrorism, which is being published simultaneously in hardcover and paperback, is an important study which is bound to affect the way we look at world politics.

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