About the Authors viii
Editors Foreword xii
Part I: Defining Terrorism
H. H. A. Cooper
Terrorism: The Problem of Definition Revisited 1
Danny Goldstick
Defining Terrorism 17
T. P. Schwartz
Terror and Terrorism in the Koran 22
Part II: The Mind of the Terrorist:
Psychosocial Aspects of Terrorism
Harvey W. Kushner
Suicide Bombers: Business as Usual 35
Jerrold M. Post
Terrorists on Trial: The Context of Political Crime 46
Bruce Hoffman
The Mind of the Terrorist: Perspectives from
Social Psychology 62
Gerald H. Zuk and Carmen Veiga Zuk
Negation Theory as a Cause of Delusion:
The Case of the Unabomber 70
Richard G. Braungart and Margaret M. Braungart
From Protest to Terrorism: The Case of SDS and
The Weathermen 78
Part III: State, Culture and Terrorism
Jessica Stern
Pakistans Jihad Culture 119
Lauren Langman and Douglas Morris
Islamic Terrorism: From Retrenchment to
Ressentiment and Beyond 130
Satya R. Pattnayak and Thomas M. Arvanites
Structural Determinants of State Involvement in
International Terrorism 185
Martha Crenshaw
Counterterrorism Policy and the Political Process 203
Jordan Steiker
Federal Habeas and the Death Penalty: Reflections on
The New Habeas Provisions of the Anti-Terrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act 216
Part IV: Media, Communications and Terrorism
Kelly R. Damphousse and Brent L. Smith
The Internet: A Terrorist Medium for the 21st Century 227
Sean K. Anderson
Warnings Versus Alarms: Terrorist Threat Analysis
Applied to the Iranian State-Run Media 244
Carol Winkler
Presidents Held Hostage: The Rhetoric of
Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan 280
Brigitte Nacos, David Fan and John Young
Terrorism and the Print Media: The 1985 TWA
Hostage Crisis 294
Part V: The Victims of Terrorism
Cheryl Koopman
Political Psychology as a Lens for Viewing
Traumatic Events 306
JoAnn Difede, William J. Apfeldorf, Marylene Cloitre,
Lisa A. Spielman and Samuel W. Perry
Acute Psychiatric Responses to the Explosion at the
World Trade Center: A Case Series 327
Charles C. Engel, Jr., Xian Liu, Brian D. McCarthy,
Ronald F. Miller and Robert Ursano
Relationship of Physical Symptoms to Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder Among Veterans Seeking Care for
Gulf War-Related Health Concerns 334
Part VI: Chemical and Biological
Warfare Agents and Terrorism
Ellen Raber, Alfred Jin, Kathleen Noonan,
Ray McGuire and Robert D. Kirvel
Decontamination Issues for Chemical and Biological
Warfare Agents: How Clean Is Clean Enough? 349
Eric R. Swanson and David E. Fosnocht
Anthrax Threats: A Report of Two Incidents from
Salt Lake City 379
Steven Kuhr and Jerome M. Hauer
The Threat of Biological Terrorism in the
New Millennium 386
About the Editor 396
Permissions 398
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