The Terrorist Identity : Explaining the Terrorist Threat / Bruce A. Arrigo, Michael P. Arena.
2006
HV6431 .A755 2006eb
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Title
The Terrorist Identity : Explaining the Terrorist Threat / Bruce A. Arrigo, Michael P. Arena.
Author
Arena, Michael P., author.
ISBN
9780814707814
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814707814.001.0001 doi
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HV6431 .A755 2006eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.325
Summary
Who would strap a bomb to his chest, walk into a crowded subway station and blow himself up? Only by examining how a terrorist understands his own identity and actions can this question be answered. The authors of The Terrorist Identity explore how the notion of self-concept combined with membership in terrorist and extremist groups, can shape and sustain the identity of a terrorist as well as their subsequent justification for violence and the legitimacy of their actions.The book provides an understanding of identity that draws on concepts from psychology, criminology, and sociology. Notably, the book examines several case studies of various terrorist groups, including: the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Hamas, the Shining Path, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and racist Skinheads. By making the construct of identity central to this analysis The Terrorist Identity explains how violent and extremist collective behavior emerges culturally, how it informs the identity of group members socially, and how participants assume their place in these groups completely even at the expense of life-threatening harm to others or to themselves.
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Arrigo, Bruce A., author.
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Alternative Criminology ; ; 5
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I
1 Introduction
2 The Psychology of Terrorism
3 The Sociology of Identity
Part II
4 An Overview of Five Extremist Organizations
5 The Provisional Irish Republican Army
6 The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
7 The Peruvian Shining Path
8 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
9 Racist Skinheads
Part III
10 Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
About the Authors
Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I
1 Introduction
2 The Psychology of Terrorism
3 The Sociology of Identity
Part II
4 An Overview of Five Extremist Organizations
5 The Provisional Irish Republican Army
6 The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
7 The Peruvian Shining Path
8 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
9 Racist Skinheads
Part III
10 Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
About the Authors