Title Tangled roots : social and psychological factors in the genesis of terrorism / edited by Jeff Victoroff.

Publication Info.	Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, [2006]
	©2006

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 477 pages) : illustrations.
Series	NATO security through science series. E: Human and societal dynamics, 1574-5597 ; v. 11
	NATO security through science series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 11.
Note	"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Psychology and Terrorism, Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 14-17 September 2005"--Title page verso.
	"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Principal Contributors; Contents; Introduction: Managing Terror: The Devilish Traverse from a Theory to a Plan; What Do We Know, and What Can We Know, About the Causes of Substate Terrorism?; Knowledge Claims and the Study of Terrorism; Tyranny of Data: Going Beyond Theories; Have Motivations for Terrorism Changed?; The Psychology of Terrorism: Toward a Scientific Approach; The Psychology of Terrorism: "Syndrome" Versus "Tool" Perspectives; Understanding Terrorism: Old Assumptions, New Assertions, and Challenges for Research.
Summary	What do we really know about the contributing causes of terrorism? Are all forms of terrorism created equal, or are there important differences in terrorisms that one must know about to customize effective counter-strategies? Does poverty cause terrorism? This book talks about the basic human ingredients that combust to produce violent extremism.
Subject	Terrorism -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
	Terrorism -- Psychological aspects -- Congresses.
	Terrorism -- Prevention -- Congresses.
	Terrorism -- psychology.
	Socioeconomic Factors.
	Terrorism -- prevention & control.
	Terrorism -- Social aspects.
	Terrorism -- Psychological aspects.
	Terrorism -- Prevention.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
	Terrorism -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst01148123
	Terrorism -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01148132
	Terrorism -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01148143
Genre/Form	Congresses.
	Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
Added Author	Victoroff, Jeffrey Ivan.
	North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.
Other Form:	Print version: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Psychology and Terrorism (2005 : Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy). Tangled roots. Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, ©2006 158603670X 9781586036706 (DLC) 2006932505 (OCoLC)85825653
Standard No.	9781586036706
ISBN	9781429455268 (electronic bk.)
	1429455268 (electronic bk.)

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