The sociology of terrorism : peoples, places and processes / / Stephen Vertigans
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| Autore: |
Vertigans Stephen
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| Titolo: |
The sociology of terrorism : peoples, places and processes / / Stephen Vertigans
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.6/25 |
| Soggetto topico: | Terrorism - Social aspects |
| Terrorism - Psychological aspects | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The sociology of terrorism |
| ISBN: | 1-135-14578-4 |
| 1-283-45818-7 | |
| 9786613458186 | |
| 1-135-14579-2 | |
| 0-203-85581-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820071903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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