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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459240203321

Autore

McCauley Clark R

Titolo

Friction [[electronic resource] ] : how radicalization happens to them and us / / Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-282-97734-2

9786612977343

0-19-978112-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoskalenkoSophia

Disciplina

303.6/25

Soggetti

Radicalism - Psychological aspects

Political violence - Psychological aspects

Terrorism - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Individual radicalization -- section 2. Group radicalization -- section 3. Mass radicalization -- section 4. Wrapping up.

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible book identifies twelve mechanisms of political radicalization that can move individuals, groups, and the masses to increased sympathy and support for political violence. Terrorism is an extreme form of radicalization, and the book describes pathways to terrorism to demonstrate the twelve mechanisms at work. Written by two psychologists who are acknowledged radicalization experts and consultants to the Department of Homeland Security, Friction draws heavily on case histories. The case material is wide-ranging - drawn from Russia in the late 1800's, the US in the 1970's,