The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda

The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda
Jerrold M. Post (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

In contrast to the widely held assumption that terrorists are crazed fanatics, Jerrold Post demonstrates they are psychologically “normal” and that “hatred has been bred in the bone”. He reveals the powerful motivations that drive these ordinary people to such extraordinary evil by exploring the different types of terrorists, from national-separatists such as the Irish Republican Army to social revolutionary terrorists such as the Shining Path, as well as religious extremists like al-Qaeda and Aum Shinrikyo. In The Mind of the Terrorist, Post uses his expertise to explain how the terrorist mind works and how this information can help us to combat terrorism more effectively.

• Rank: #52095 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-15
• Released on: 2008-12-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.78" h x 5.91" w x .98" l, 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory

The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory
Edward T. Linenthal (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

On April 19, 1995 the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City shook the nation, destroying our complacent sense of safety and sending a community into a tailspin of shock, grief, and bewilderment. Almost as difficult as the bombing itself has been the aftermath, its legacy for Oklahoma City and for the nation, and the struggle to recover from this unprecedented attack.
In The Unfinished Bombing, Edward T. Linenthal explores the many ways Oklahomans and other Americans have tried to grapple with this catastrophe. Working with exclusive access to materials gathered by the Oklahoma City National Memorial Archive and drawing from over 150 personal interviews with family members of those murdered, survivors, rescuers, and many others, Linenthal looks at how the bombing threatened cherished ideas about American innocence, sparked national debate on how to respond to terrorism at home and abroad, and engendered a new "bereaved community" in Oklahoma City itself. Linenthal examines how different stories about the bombing were told through positive narratives of civic renewal and of religious redemption and more negative narratives of toxicity and trauma. He writes about the extraordinary bonds of affection that were created in the wake of the bombing, acts of kindness, empathy, and compassion that existed alongside the toxic legacy of the event.
The Unfinished Bombing offers a compelling look at both the individual and the larger cultural consequences of one of the most searing events in recent American history.

• Rank: #49594 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.10 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda

The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda
Jerrold M. Post (Author)
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Propaganda & Political Psychology

In contrast to the widely held assumption that terrorists are crazed fanatics, Jerrold Post demonstrates they are psychologically “normal” and that “hatred has been bred in the bone”. He reveals the powerful motivations that drive these ordinary people to such extraordinary evil by exploring the different types of terrorists, from national-separatists such as the Irish Republican Army to social revolutionary terrorists such as the Shining Path, as well as religious extremists like al-Qaeda and Aum Shinrikyo. In The Mind of the Terrorist, Post uses his expertise to explain how the terrorist mind works and how this information can help us to combat terrorism more effectively.

• Rank: #75348 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-15
• Released on: 2008-12-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.98" h x .67" w x 5.98" l, 1.08 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

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Categories: Terrorism->History, Terrorism * General. Contributors: Jerrold M. Post - Author. Format: Paperback

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