Description
| Product ID: | 9781138358188 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Insurgent Terrorism |
| Authors: | Author: Gerald Cromer |
| Page Count: | 542 |
| Subjects: | Society and culture: general, Society & culture: general, Jurisprudence and general issues, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Jurisprudence & general issues, Criminal law & procedure |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The articles collected together in this excellent volume focus on the rhetoric and propaganda used by insurgent terrorists to justify their resort to violence. The volume includes a thoughtful introduction which summarizes the main findings of the literature, drawing attention to the many different kinds of terrorist propaganda and the underlying similarity between them. Terrorists engage in propaganda and rhetoric, even though they prefer the power of deed over word. They use a wide variety of mechanisms of moral disengagement to convince themselves of the rightness of their actions, a necessary prerequisite for taking up arms. The articles collected together in this excellent volume focus on the rhetoric and propaganda used by insurgent terrorists to justify their resort to violence. The volume includes a thoughtful introduction which summarizes the main findings of the literature, drawing attention to the many different kinds of terrorist propaganda and the underlying similarity between them. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-02-28 |
