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Terrorism on American Soil de Joseph T. McCann

Terrorism on American Soil

Autor Joseph T. McCann
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 sep 2006
The terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 led most American citizens to feel that we are no longer safe and secure in our communities. However, terrorism is not a new phenomenon in the United States. This book chronicles 37 such assaults on American soil from the end of the Civil War to the present day. Not only are the most infamous attacks discussed; events that are obscure and relatively unknown-but fascinating nonetheless-are detailed as well. These accounts illustrate important lessons about the changing nature of terrorism; methods for coping with the threat; and the psychological, political, and legal principles that help us understand the issues involved. Not a technical or scholarly treatise, "Terrorism on American Soil" deals with this provocative subject in a highly readable style, using a narrative case-study format that has been successful in the popular true crime genre. The author provides details of the perpetrators, their motives, and the social and political context in which each event took place, and offers a new perspective on some of the attacks.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781591810490
ISBN-10: 1591810493
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 153 x 238 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Sentient Publications

Recenzii

Terrorism has plagued the United States throughout its history, though some seem to believe it began with the Oklahoma City bombing and the Sept. 11 attacks. A new book by a Binghamton University adjunct faculty member argues that studying the history of terrorism in this country can lead to an understanding of the changing nature of the problem, methods for coping with the threat and the psychological, political and legal principles involved. Joseph T. McCann s Terrorism on American Soil, published this fall by Sentient Publications, features more than three dozen case studies of attacks in the United States, dating from Abraham Lincoln s assassination in 1865. Each one incorporates a legal or psychological element in a way accessible to a general audience. There have been many terrorist attacks throughout our history, by many different individuals and for different reasons, some of which overlap, McCann said. Certain trends in terrorism repeat themselves. Some of the issues that were present a hundred years ago with anarchists are the same issues we re struggling with today. McCann, 47, a clinical psychologist at Binghamton General Hospital who also holds a law degree, is an adjunct assistant professor in the Psychology Department. He teaches an undergraduate seminar each fall titled Psychology, Terrorism and Law. I want to give students a broad introduction to the topic, he said. Terrorism is an emotional topic. I have had some students who ve been directly affected by terrorism. I try to approach it in a balanced, academic way. McCann traces his interest in terrorism to his early forensic work with courts and jails. He used to do violence risk assessments and threat assessments for schools and others. After the Sept. 11 attacks, McCann did a lot of reading, especially about the difficulties in identifying risks and concerns over profiling. He found many of the issues corresponded to his previous work. You don t find the science of psychology applied to terrorism

Notă biografică

Joseph McCann is a clinical and forensic psychologist, an attorney, and an expert on terrorism. He teaches about the psychological and legal aspects of terrorism at State University of New York, serves as a member of his regional terrorism and emergency preparedness committee, and is a consultant to law enforcement agencies on terrorist matters.