Understanding suicide terrorism : psychosocial dynamics / edited by Updesh Kumar & Manas K. Mandal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumar, Updesh, editor.

Mandal, Manas K., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Psychological aspects.

Terrorism.

Terrorists--Suicidal behavior.

Terrorists.

Suicide bombers.

Suicide bombings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : SAGE, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The is a comprehensive compilation of articles by experts in the field of suicide terrorism from across the world and across disciplines with a focus on suicide missions. It provides an insightful perspective on suicide terror as a phenomenon and as a process, and suggests psychosocial pathways for understanding the enigma that suicide terror poses.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Section 1 Suicide Terrorism: A Phenomenon; 1 Suicide Terrorism:Delineating the Construct; 2 Suicide Terrorism Explained:A Psychosocial Approach; 3 Evolutionary Psychological Scienceof Suicide Terrorism; 4 Suicide Terrorism as Social Noise:A Communicative Perspective; 5 'Mumbai Style':Exploration of a Concept; 6 Suicide Bombings: Homicidal; Section 2 Suicide Terrorism: A Process; 8 The Militant Jihadi Ideology ofMartyrdom as Short-livedPsychological First Aid forTrauma and Loss; 9 Are Suicide Terrorists Suicidal?

10 The Role of Military Psychologistsand Psychiatrists in UnderstandingSuicide Terrorism11 The Use and Abuse of Children/Youth in Terrorismand Suicide Bombing; 12 Deterring Suicide Terrorism; About the Editors and Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5328-896-7

93-5150-455-7

93-5150-790-4

1-78539-183-6

93-5150-144-2

9789351507901

OCLC:

986558783