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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790446703321

Autore

Vertigans Stephen

Titolo

The sociology of terrorism : peoples, places and processes / / Stephen Vertigans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-14578-4

1-283-45818-7

9786613458186

1-135-14579-2

0-203-85581-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

303.6/25

Soggetti

Terrorism - Social aspects

Terrorism - Psychological aspects

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

The Sociology of Terrorism Peoples, places and processes; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The absent friend: Sociology, missing from action; 1 A sociological approach to terrorism: People, places and processes; 2 History: The legacy of political violence; 3 Habitus: Terrorism and violent dispositions; 4 Becoming a 'terrorist': Processes into groups; 5 Group dynamics: Trusting terrorists, secrets and ties; 6 Actions, tactics and targets: Emotions and rationale behind terror attacks; 7 The End Game: Stopping and leaving terrorism; 8 Conclusion: From beginning to end

GlossaryNotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first terrorism textbook based on sociological research. It adopts an innovative framework that draws together historical and modern, local and global, and social processes for a range of individuals, groups and societies. Individual behaviour and dispositions are embedded within these broader relationships and activities, allowing a more holistic account of terrorism to emerge. In addition, the shifting forms of identification and interwoven attitudes to political violence are discussed in order to explain the emergence, continuation,



and end of 'terrorist' careers.The b