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Who becomes a terrorist and why : the 1999 government report on profiling terrorists / Rex A. Hudson, and the staff of the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2002?]Description: xiv, 241 pages ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 1585747548
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV6432 .H84
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Executive summary : mindsets of mass destruction -- Terms of analysis -- Approaches to terrorism analysis -- General hypotheses of terrorism -- The psychology of the terrorist -- Terrorist profiling -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Sociopyschological profiles : case studies -- Exemplars of international terrorism in the early 1970s -- Exemplars of international terrorism in the early 1990s -- Ethnic separatist groups -- Religious fundamentalist groups -- The suicide bombing strategy -- New religious groups -- Tables -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection DWB Special Leadership Collection HV 6432 .H84 [2002?] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA018413 Available AUA018413

The purpose of this study is to focus attention on the types of individuals and groups that are prone to terrorism in an effort to help improve U.S. counterterrorist methods and policies.

Preface --
Introduction --
Executive summary : mindsets of mass destruction --
Terms of analysis --
Approaches to terrorism analysis --
General hypotheses of terrorism --
The psychology of the terrorist --
Terrorist profiling --
Conclusion --
Appendix. Sociopyschological profiles : case studies --
Exemplars of international terrorism in the early 1970s --
Exemplars of international terrorism in the early 1990s --
Ethnic separatist groups --
Religious fundamentalist groups --
The suicide bombing strategy --
New religious groups --
Tables --
Glossary --
Bibliography.