Terrorist Minds: The Psychology of Violent Extremism from Al-Qaeda to the Far Right

by John Horgan

What makes a person want to become a terrorist? Who becomes involved in terrorism, and why? In what ways does participating in violent extremism change someone? And how can people become deradicalized?

John Horgan--one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of terrorism--takes readers on a globe-spanning journey into the terrorist mindset. Drawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well as decades of research from psychologists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231198396
• ISBN13: 9780231198394
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"