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    The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda
    The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda
    The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda
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    The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda

    By Jerrold M. Post

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    In contrast to the widely held assumption that terrorists as crazed fanatics, Jerrold Post demonstrates they are psychologically "normal" and that "hatred has been bred in the bone". He reveals the powerful motivations that drive these ordinary people to such extraordinary evil by exploring the different types of terrorists, from national-separatists like the Irish Republican Army to social revolutionary terrorists like the Shining Path, as well as religious extremists like al-Qaeda and Aum Shinrikyo. In The Mind of the Terrorist, Post uses his expertise to explain how the terrorist mind works and how this information can help us to combat terrorism more effectively.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateDec 10, 2007
    ISBN9780230608597
    The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda
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    Jerrold M. Post

    Dr. Jerrold M. Post is Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs and Director of the Political Psychology Program at The George Washington University. During his 21 year CIA career, he founded and directed the Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior. Among his extensive publications are Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World: The Psychology of Political Behavior (2004), and The Mind of the Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda (2007).

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