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The Psychology of Terrorism
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Chris E. Stout, ed.
ISBN: 0-275-97771-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97771-9
1032 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2002
List Price: $396.95 (UK Sterling Price: £273.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Responding directly to the events of September 11, 2001, an outstanding interdisciplinary group of academics, clinicians, and activists from around the world united to produce this clear exploration of terrorism. Contributors, including Pulitzer Prize-winner Dr. John E. Mack, present an enormous range of terror-related factors in this important multivolume set. Following a foreword by Professor Klaus Schwab, president and founder of the World Economic Forum, chapters address terror and violence perpetrated by children, compare terrorists to cultists, and separate the fact, fiction, and hysteria surrounding bioterrorism.

Other topics include:
•Historical contexts
•Group dynamics
•Social and behavioral issues
•Psychological and psychopathological issues
•Evolutionary issues
•Forensics
Also presented are global perspectives on issues such as:
•Understanding and empathy
•Bias, prejudice, and racism
•Hate
•Sexism

Additional subjects include state terrorism, countering international terrorism using perspectives from international psychology, and the role of resilience in terror's aftermath. Forged with a combination of talents and viewpoints rarely seen in the worlds of academia and activism, these volumes advance knowledge and understanding as a framework for considering responses to terrorism.
Table of Contents:
  • SELECTED CHAPTERS FROM THE FOUR VOLUMES
    From Volume One: A Public Understanding
    Controlling Political Terrorism: Practicality, not Psychology by William H. Reid
    The Psychology of the Terrorist: Behavioral Perspectives by Ruben Ardila
    The Soul of a Terrorist by Sharif Abdullah
    Bioterrorism: Separating Fact, Fiction and Hysteria by William H. Reid
    Looking Beyond Terrorism by John E. Mack
    From Volume Two: Clinical Aspects and Responses
    The Terror of Torture by J.E. (Hans) Hovens and Boris Drozdek
    State Terrorism: When the Perpetrator is a Government by Marc Pilisuk and Angela Wong
    The Retributional Terrorist: Type 4 by Raymond H. Hamden
    The Palestinian Suicide Bomber by Rona Fields, Salman Elbedour, and Fadel Abu Hein
    From Volume Three: Theoretical Understandings and Perspectives
    Psychological Issues in Understanding Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism by Clark McCauley
    The Unanticipated Consequences of Globalization: Contextualizing Terrorism by Michael J. Stevens
    Tackling Terrorism: Making Multilateral Measures More Rapid and Effective by Henry Breed
    Rebirth and Death: The Violent Potential of Apocalyptic Dreams by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
    From Volume Four: Programs and Practices in Response and Prevention
    A Community Psychology Perspective on Terrorism: Lessons from South Africa by Craig Higson-Smith
    Terror and Violence Perpetrated by Children by Trevor Stokes
    Preventing Terrorism: Raising Inclusively Caring Children in the Complex World of the Twenty-First Century by Ervin Staub
    Terrorist Disaster and War: How Can We Help Our Children? by John E. LeCapitaine
    Afterword by Harvey Langholtz
About the Author: CHRIS E. STOUT has served as an advisor to the White House and a representative to the United Nations, and is now Illinois' first Chief of Psychological Services. A clinical psychologist, he holds a joint governmental and academic appointment in the Northwestern University Medical School.
LCC Class: 303
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