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View the Table of Contents. 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 "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." "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." 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.
View the Table of Contents. 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 "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." "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." 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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