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001 2015028353
003 DLC
005 20151203091154.0
008 150925s2016 cau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015028353
020 $a9781440837548 (hardback)
020 $z9781440837555 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHV6431$b.W4143 2016
082 00 $a363.325$223
084 $aPOL037000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aWeapons of mass psychological destruction and the people who use them /$cedited by Larry C. James, Terry L. Oroszi.
263 $a1511
264 1 $aSanta Barbara :$bPraeger,$c2016.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aPractical and applied psychology
520 $a"A must-read for every concerned citizen, this absorbing book goes inside the mind of the psychological terrorist to look at what motivates him to act and to choose the weapon he does. Details the science and psychology of WMPD in relation to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons, explaining why a terrorist chooses a specific type of a weapon Examines who becomes a WMPD terrorist and why Highlights how and why a suicide bomber is made as well as how, why, and where he will kill to do the most psychological damage Includes case examples drawn from interviews with terrorists at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib and from analysis of events including the Boston Marathon bombing Lays out prevention strategies that can decrease the likelihood of an attack"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aTerrorists$xPsychology.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xPrevention.
650 0 $aWeapons of mass destruction.
650 0 $aWorld politics$y2005-2015.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aJames, Larry C.,$eeditor.
700 1 $aOroszi, Terry Lynn,$eeditor.