Our understanding of terrorism since the events of September 11th 2001 has usually been channelled through the two dimensional lens of religion and politics. This important new work contributes a richer understanding of terrorism by examining a third dimension of individual and group psychology and demonstrates how insights garnered from the human
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This important new work contributes a richer understanding of terrorism by examining a third dimension of individual and group psychology and demonstrates how insights garnered from the human psyche may be translated into more effective public policy.
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The International Psychoanalysis Library -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Background: History and Concepts -- When violence masquerades as virtue: a brief history of terrorism -- Terror in everyday life: revisting Mr Kurtz -- Terrorism and victimization: individual and large-group dynamics -- Killer apes on American Airlines, or: how religion was the main hijacker on September 11 -- Globalization and identity -- Hate, humiliation, and masculinity -- What Leads to Terrorism? -- Collective phantasms, destructiveness, and terrorism -- Dehumanization: origins, manifestations, and remedies -- Reflections on the terrorist mind -- The minds and perceptions of "the others" -- Consequences of Terror -- Silence in the aftermath -- Childhood terror -- Trauma and its after-effects -- Traumatized societies -- Conclusion
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367322786
Publisert
2019-07-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
432 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
300
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