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Countering terrorism : psychosocial strategies / edited by Updesh Kumar, Manas K. Mandal

Published
New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
xxiv, 444 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Kumar, Updesh and Mandal, Manas K.

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: SECTION I UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES -- 1.Terrorism: A Conceptual Framework / Ishtiaq Ahmad -- 2.Terrorism: Psychological Issues / Abdolbossein Abdollahi -- 3.Sociocultural Aspects of Terrorism / Vijay Parkash -- 4.The Sociopsychological Impact of Terrorism: Key Concepts, Research, and Theory / Mark Dechesne -- 5.The Behavioral Profile of a Terrorist: Theoretical and Empirical Observations / Joseph Charap -- 6.Understanding Terrorist Groups / Sam Mullins -- 7.The Leadership Puzzle in Terrorism Study / Dipak K. Gupta -- 8.Bioterrorism: Psychological Implications of Biological Weapons Agents and Mass Contagion / Bruce Bongar -- 9.The Role of the Media in Propagating Terrorism / Gabriel Weimann -- SECTION II COUNTERING TERRORISM: PSYCHOSOCIAL AVENUES -- 10.Terrorist Motives: A Reassessment of the Conventional Wisdom / Max Abrahms -- 11.Rational Choice and Terrorist Target Selection / Henda Y. Hsu -- 12.Impact of Virtual World in Creation and Sustenance of Terrorists / Brigadier Dushyant Singh -- 13.Risk Assessment in Counterterrorism / Karl Roberts -- 14.Strategic Interrogation: Interviewing Terrorist Suspects / Karl Roberts -- 15.Educating People to Counterterrorism: "Cognitive Immunization" against Violent Extremism in Indonesia / Kumar Ramakrishna -- 16.How Policies Impacting Intergroup Relations May Escalate or De-escalate Political Aggression / Marija Spanovic -- 17.The Role of Strategic Information Operations in Countering Terrorism / Apostolos Pittas -- 18.Psychospiritual Basis of Understanding, Prevention, and Control of Violence and Terrorism / Akbar Husain.
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ISBN
9788132109594 (hbk. : alk. paper)
8132109597 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2013
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Paterno Libraries Endowment
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