The explaining the terrorist threat Arena, Michael P. creator Arrigo, Bruce A. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York New York University Press c2006 2006 monographic eng

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1 online resource (ix, 301 p.). Who would strap a bomb to his chest, walk into a crowded subway station and blow himself up? Only by examining how a terrorist understands his own identity and actions can this question be answered. The authors of The Terrorist Identity explore how the notion of self-concept combined with membership in terrorist and extremist groups, can shape and sustain the identity of a terrorist as well as their subsequent justification for violence and the legitimacy of their actions.The book provides an understanding of identity that draws on concepts from psychology, criminology, and sociology. Notably, the book examines several case studies of various terrorist groups, including: the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Hamas, the Shining Path, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and racist Skinheads. By making the construct of identity central to this analysis The Terrorist Identity explains how violent and extremist collective behavior emerges culturally, how it informs the identity of group members socially, and how participants assume their place in these groups completely even at the expense of life-threatening harm to others or to themselves. Introduction -- The psychology of terrorism -- The sociology of identity -- An overview of five extremist organizations -- The Provisional Irish Republican Army -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) -- The Peruvian Shining Path -- The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam -- Racist skinheads -- Conclusion. Michael P. Arena and Bruce A. Arrigo. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-292) and index. Terrorism Terrorists Psychology Group identity HV6431 A3 0814707157 0814707165 9780814707159 9780814707166 2006010033 https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814707814/original https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814707814 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814707814.001.0001 https://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9780814707593 http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9780814707814 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=865324 https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/oclc/detail/hybkrr9 https://images.yourcloudlibrary.com/delivery/img?type=DOCUMENTIMAGE&documentID=hybkrr9&size=LARGE https://images.yourcloudlibrary.com/delivery/img?type=DOCUMENTIMAGE&documentID=hybkrr9&size=ORIGINAL https://images.yourcloudlibrary.com/delivery/img?type=DOCUMENTIMAGE&documentID=hybkrr9&size=MEDIUM https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814707814/original https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814707814 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814707814.001.0001 https://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9780814707593 http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9780814707814 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=865324 https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/oclc/detail/hybkrr9 https://images.yourcloudlibrary.com/delivery/img?type=DOCUMENTIMAGE&documentID=hybkrr9&size=LARGE https://images.yourcloudlibrary.com/delivery/img?type=DOCUMENTIMAGE&documentID=hybkrr9&size=ORIGINAL https://images.yourcloudlibrary.com/delivery/img?type=DOCUMENTIMAGE&documentID=hybkrr9&size=MEDIUM 060327 20241218122301.0 on1228545969 eng