Understanding suicide terrorism : psychosocial dynamics /

Understanding suicide terrorism : psychosocial dynamics / edited by Updesh Kumar, Manas K. Mandal.

The book is a comprehensive compilation of articles by experts in the field of suicide terrorism from across the world and across disciplines with a focus on suicide missions. It provides an insightful perspective on suicide terror as a phenomenon and as a process, and suggests psychosocial pathways...

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Online Access: Full Text (via SAGE)
Other Authors: Kumar, Updesh (Editor), Mandal, Manas K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2014.
Subjects:
Terrorism > Psychological aspects.
Terrorists > Suicidal behavior.
Suicide bombers.
Suicide bombings.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Section 1 Suicide Terrorism: A Phenomenon
  • 1 Suicide Terrorism:Delineating the Construct
  • 2 Suicide Terrorism Explained:A Psychosocial Approach
  • 3 Evolutionary Psychological Scienceof Suicide Terrorism
  • 4 Suicide Terrorism as Social Noise:A Communicative Perspective
  • 5 'Mumbai Style':Exploration of a Concept
  • 6 Suicide Bombings: Homicidal
  • Section 2 Suicide Terrorism: A Process
  • 8 The Militant Jihadi Ideology of Martyrdom as Short-livedPsychological First Aid forTrauma and Loss
  • 9 Are Suicide Terrorists Suicidal?
  • 10 The Role of Military Psychologistsand Psychiatrists in UnderstandingSuicide Terrorism
  • 11 The Use and Abuse of Children/Youth in Terrorismand Suicide Bombing
  • 12 Deterring Suicide Terrorism
  • About the Editors and Contributors
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.

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