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aThe interpretive frameworkpresented offers students of
political violence a highly accessible template from which to study
the sociopsychological reasons individuals are drawn into terrorist
groups, and how the groups themselves act to reinforce the
identities of their members....The authors are to be commended for
producing a model with such tremendous analytical clarity and
pedagogical utility.a
--"Choice," Highly Recommended
"Arena and Arrigo give us a brilliant glimpse into the
'terrorist' psyche as they detail the creation and maintenance of
identity in various terrorist organizations. Their conceptual
framework has important implications for law enforcement, public
policy makers, and academic researchers engaged in the study of
terrorism."
--Lynne Snowden, co-author of "Collective Violence"
"The overall quality of this book is astonishing, the ease of
reading and the depth of theoretical knowledge, equally impressive.
It is a valuable contribution to the terrorism literature and of
such quality that it will be quoted, used, debated, and confronted
by researchers for years to come. This book represents a vanguard
of sociological thought on this subject and is a much needed voice
in the debates on terrorism."
--James David Ballard, author of Terrorism, Media, And Public
Policy: The Oklahoma City Bombing
Who would strap a bomb to his chest, walk into a crowded subway
station and blow himself up? Only by examining how a terrorist
understands his own identity and actions can this question be
answered. The authors of The Terrorist Identity explore how the
notion of self-concept combined with membership interrorist and
extremist groups, can shape and sustain the identity of a terrorist
as well as their subsequent justification for violence and the
legitimacy of their actions.
The book provides an understanding of identity that draws on
concepts from psychology, criminology, and sociology. Notably, the
book examines several case studies of various terrorist groups,
including: the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Hamas, the
Shining Path, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and racist
Skinheads. By making the construct of identity central to this
analysis The Terrorist Identity explains how violent and extremist
collective behavior emerges culturally, how it informs the identity
of group members socially, and how participants assume their place
in these groups completely even at the expense of life-threatening
harm to others or to themselves.
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