The psychology of strategic terrorism : public and government responses to attack /
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| Author / Creator: | Sheppard, Ben. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. |
| Description: | xiv, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary terrorism studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7476845 |
Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- The case studies
- Conclusion
- 2. Overview of the key disciplines
- International relations - terrorism
- Psychiatry
- Psychology - risk analysis
- 3. Methodological approach
- The choice of case studies
- Case study structure
- Assumptions investigated
- 4. Israel and the Scud missile attacks during the 1991 Gulf War
- Introduction
- Background and overview
- Strategic and political objectives
- Political effects
- Effects of proximity and time
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes
- Risk communication
- Risk perception
- Risk amplification
- Conclusion
- 5. The Tokyo sarin attack
- Introduction
- Background
- Strategic and political objectives
- Overview of the attack
- Political effects
- Effects of proximity and time
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes
- Risk communication
- Risk perception
- Risk amplification
- Conclusion
- 6. September 11 attacks
- Introduction
- Background
- Strategic and political objectives
- Overview of the attack
- Political effects
- Effects of proximity and time
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes
- Risk communication
- Risk perception
- Risk amplification
- Conclusion
- 7. 2001 anthrax attacks
- Introduction
- Background and overview
- Strategic and political objectives
- Political effects
- Effects of proximity and time
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes
- Risk communication
- Risk perception
- Risk amplification
- Conclusion
- 8. Israel and the Second Intifada
- Introduction
- Background
- Strategic and political objectives
- Overview of the attacks
- Political effects
- Effects of proximity and time
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes
- Risk communication
- Risk perception
- Risk amplification
- Conclusion
- 9. Conclusion
- Key assumptions re-examined
- Comparison of the key assumptions across the case studies
- Evidence from two further terrorism case studies
- Contributions to the key fields
- Policy recommendations
- Concluding remarks
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
