The Making of a Homegrown Terrorist: Brainwashing Rebels in Search of a Cause

by Peter Olsson

Book Overview

What are the factors that lead some individuals to become terrorists? In this book, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst examines case histories of terrorism and reveals how radicalized youths living next door can become dangerous homegrown terrorists.

Religious zeal and passionate dogma can be powerful motivators for homegrown recruits of terrorist organizations. In this book, Peter A. Olsson, MD, applies his years of work with disordered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440831017
• ISBN13: 9781440831010
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"