Creating Young Martyrs Conditions That Make Dying in a Terrorist Attack Seem Like a Good Idea

Subjects:

• Psychology » Psychology (General)
• Military Studies » Military Studies (General)
• Military Studies » Military Psychology

Reviews:

• "This is a relatively short book composed of six chapters. The first chapter consists of a chatty travelogue describing one author's visit to Sri Lanka. The second begins with the description of a conference held in 2007 in Madrid and then uses it as a backdrop for consideration of the problems of defining "terrorism" and "terrorist," as well as other major conceptual problems faced by scholars studying terrorism. The book relies primarily on the impressions gathered on the visit to Sri Lanka, secondary scholarly sources, literary works, and conference proceedings. The third chapter tries to apply the literature on cognitive development. The fourth focuses on the hopelessness of ending the "war" these children are facing--some child interview material is used anecdotally. The fifth considers the problem that most victims of terrorist attacks are civilians."
  —CHOICE 5/1/2009

Table of Contents:

• Chapter One
  Endangered Children
  Life in War-Affected Areas
  On the Ground
  Past Checkpoints, Into Town
  Across the Globe
  Knowledge, Power, Action
  Social Science of Youthful Terrorists
  Chapter Two
  2007 Madrid: I Declare this Conference Open.
  Interdisciplinary Analyses of Aggression and Terrorism
  Update on the Social Science of Aggression and Terrorism
  The Questions
  What is Terrorism?
  Defining Terrorism
  Defining a Terrorist
  Prototypes of Terrorists
  Social Scientists Describing Child Terrorists
  In the Meantime: Proposal for a Consensus Model
  Terrorism and Altruism
  Distinguishing Legitimate Militaries from Terrorist Groups
  What About Legitimate Grievances?
  Could Terrorist Acts Ever be Performed by Normal People?
  What about Demographics and Motivation?
  What about the Demographics of Child Terrorists?
  Comparing Child Terrorists with Child Soldiers
  What about Distribution of Wealth and Resources?
  A Question that did not come up: Biological Determinism for Aggression
  Chapter Three
  Twenty-First Century Terrorism and the Development of Youthful Terrorists
  Child Soldier, Child Terrorist
  Cognitive Development and Youth in War-Affected Areas
  Group-Defined Identity
  Deciding to Engage in a Terrorist Act: The Youthful Brain
  The Ecology of Development
  The Propensity to Engage in Terrorist Acts
  The Production-Line Analogy
  Preventing the Recruitment of Youth as Martyrs
  Chapter Four
  When the Last Tamil Has Died
  When will the war end? Never.
  What will it be like when the war ends?
  The Irony of a Common Theme
  Talking About It
  Freedom to Travel
  The Privilege of an Education
  How old should someone be before joining a fighting force?
  Growing up in War-affected Areas
  Ethnic Conflict: An Informed Account of a Minority Childs Experience
  From the Childs Point of View: Very Young Children in War-Affected Areas
  Middle Childhood
  Older Children: Thirteen and Beyond
  Truth and Lies
  Things You Know; Things You Dont Know
  It all Looks Clear Now
  Credible?
  Chapter Five
  Victims of 21st Century War: Are We all in This Together?
  Costs of War: Young Men and Women
  Military Service vs. Rebel Militia
  Parents of Youthful Terrorists Who have Died in Attacks
  Chain of Events
  Creating Martyrs: What Americans Need to Know
  Common American Theories About Youthful Terrorists
  Radical Differences in Experience
  Underscoring the Need for Better Knowledge of the World
  Ecological Psychology
  A Very Good Cause
  A Very Good Cause: What Do They Know and How do They Know It?
  Trust and Distrust in the US
  How Distrust of News Contributes to Recruitment of Children in War-Affected Areas
  Stop Providing Weapons.
  Resources
  Dont Discount Our Generation
  Shared Future: Human Rights, Terrorism, and Youth Around the World
  Nuclear Taboo
  Very Brief Historical Overview
  Contemporary Nuclear Threat
  Nuclear Threat
  Some Evidence and Scenarios for Possible Nuclear Attack on the United States
  Could A Terrorist Organization Obtain a Nuclear Weapon?
  Could a Nuclear Weapon be Transported into the US?
  Chapter Six
  The Fisherman
  On a Global Scale: The Fishermans Potential Network
  Good guys and bad guys: The bad guys keep on coming.
  Managing the Difficult View
  Hearts and Minds?
  Winning Hearts and Minds: A Modest Proposal
  American Compassion and Mercy
  Knowing Hearts and Minds
  Why try to understand those who would perpetrate violence on innocent people?
  Northern Ireland
  Challenging misperceptions: Everyday heroism
  About the Authors
  Series Afterword

PDF Catalogs:
Psychology Catalog 2008.pdf	Academic Library Spring 2009.pdf
PSI Catalog Fall 2008.pdf