The faces of terrorism : social and psychological dimensions /
Neil J. Smelser.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.
- vi, 285 p. ; 24 cm.
- Science essentials .
- Science essentials (Princeton, N.J.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index.
The paradoxes of terrorism -- Conditions and causes of terrorism -- Ideological bases of terrorist behavior -- Motivation, social origins, recruitment, groups, audiences, and the media in the terrorism process -- Anticipating, experiencing, and responding to terrorist attacks -- Discouraging terrorism -- The long-term international context of terrorism -- Appendix: The infernal problems of definition and designation.