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James, Larry C.

Weapons of mass psychological destruction and the people who use them

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Weapons of mass psychological destruction and the people who use themedited by Larry C. James, Terry L. Oroszi.
other author:	James, Larry C.
Published:	Santa Barbara :Praeger,2016.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 251 p.) :ill.
Subject:	TerroristsPsychology.
Online resource:	http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/?isbn=9781440837555
ISBN:	9781440837555 (e-book)

Weapons of mass psychological destruction and the people who use them
Weapons of mass psychological destruction and the people who use them[electronic resource] /edited by Larry C. James, Terry L. Oroszi. - Santa Barbara :Praeger,2016. - 1 online resource (xiii, 251 p.) :ill. - Practical and applied psychology. - Practical and applied psychology..

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A must-read for every concerned citizen, this absorbing book goes inside the mind of the psychological terrorist to look at what motivates him to act and to choose the weapon he does. Details the science and psychology of WMPD in relation to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons, explaining why a terrorist chooses a specific type of a weapon Examines who becomes a WMPD terrorist and why Highlights how and why a suicide bomber is made as well as how, why, and where he will kill to do the most psychological damage Includes case examples drawn from interviews with terrorists at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib and from analysis of events including the Boston Marathon bombing Lays out prevention strategies that can decrease the likelihood of an attack"--

ISBN: 9781440837555 (e-book)Subjects--Topical Terms:

305145
Terrorists
--Psychology.

LC Class. No.: HV6431 / .W4143 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 363.325

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