Root causes of terrorism myths, reality and ways forward
This team of international experts analyses the possibilities and limitations of preventing or reducing terrorism by addressing the factors that give rise to it and sustain it. The key questions raised include:* what are the main circumstances that provide preconditions for the emergence of various...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge
2004.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798107606719 |
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- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Exploring roots of terrorism; 3 Impoverished terrorists; 4 The social and psychological characteristics of terrorism and terrorists; 5 The socio-cultural underpinnings of terrorist psychology; 6 Social, organizational and psychological factors in suicide terrorism; 7 Palestinian resistance and 'suicide bombing'; 8 Roots of terrorism in the Middle East; 9 Nationalist separatism and terrorism in comparative perspective; 10 Root causes of terrorism?; 11 Right-wing terrorism
- 12 Social-revolutionary terrorism in Latin America and Europe13 The use of terrorism by organized crime; 14 Patterns of state failure; 15 State sponsorship-a root cause of terrorism?; 16 Expected utility and state terrorism; 17 A conceptual framework for resolving terrorism's root causes; 18 Prevention of terrorism; 19 Fire of Iolaus; 20 Conclusions; Index
