Psychology of Terrorism

by James N. Breckenridge, Larry E. Beutler, Bruce Bongar, et al.

Book Overview

During the past decade, we have witnessed a dramatic transformation in the nature and uses of terrorism. In the 70s, it was often repeated that terrorists "want a lot of people watching, not a lot of people dead"; today, it is more accurate to say that terrorists want a lot of people dead, and even more people crippled by fear and grief. A major strategic intent of modern terrorists is to use larger scale physical attacks to cause stress in the general...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195172493
• ISBN13: 9780195172492
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.1"