conditions that make dying in a terrorist attack seem like a good idea /
Alice LoCicero and Samuel J. Sinclair.
Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Security International,
2008.
1 online resource (xviii, 128 pages).
Contemporary psychology
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-118) and index.
Growing up in war zones : children and the communities that love them -- The social science of terrorism -- Cognitive development : the brilliant, exasperating, deliberate adolescent mind -- When will the war end? "Never" -- Most victims of war are civilians -- The invisible global network : envisioning a nonviolent path to peace.
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The authors explain how and why we must understand the conditions that spur youths to become martyrs by making them think suicide bombings and other acts of self-destructive terrorism are a good way to die. LoCicero and Sinclair present cutting-edge research and theory about the political, social, and living conditions that raise the risk of children deciding to join organizations that use terrorist tactics, and, having joined, to volunteer for missions in which they intentionally die while causing death and destruction, in order to make an impact. Equally important, LoCicero and Sinclair offe.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Terrorism.