The Irrational Terrorist and Other Persistent Terrorism Myths / / Arie Perliger, Darren Hudson, Riley Post.

Refuting popular myths and misconceptions, provides an accessible, theoretically grounded, fact-based explanation of the motivations and behavior of terrorist groups.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2020
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (165 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • 1 What We Think We Know About Terrorism
  • 2 Myth: I Know Terrorism When I See It
  • 3 Myth: Religious Fundamentalism Is the Only Source of Terrorism
  • 4 Myth: Terrorists Are Poor and Uneducated
  • 5 Myth: Terrorists Are Crazy
  • 6 Myth: Terrorist Organizations Are Unsophisticated
  • 7 The Influence of the Media and Governments
  • 8 Four Critical Myths of Counterterrorism
  • 9 Putting It All in Perspective
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book