ISBN:
9781400827886
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1400827884
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1282157302
,
9781282157309
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (vi, 285 pages)
Series Statement:
Science essentials
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Smelser, Neil J Faces of terrorism
DDC:
303.625
Keywords:
Terrorism Social aspects
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Terrorism Psychological aspects
;
Terrorism
;
Terrorism Social aspects
;
Terrorism Psychological aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Terrorism
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Terrorism
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Terrorism
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Terrorism ; Psychological aspects
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Terrorism ; Social aspects
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Terrorisme
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Sociale psychologie
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Terrorism is the most clear and present danger we confront today, yet no phenomenon is more poorly understood by policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Faces of Terrorism is the first serious interdisciplinary examination of terrorism in all its facets. What gives rise to it, who are its proponents and how do they think, and how--and why--does it work? Neil Smelser begins by tackling the fundamental problem of defining what exactly terrorism is. He shows why a precise definition has eluded us until now, and he proposes one that takes into account the full complexities of this unc
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index. - Description based on print version record
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