You might also like

More about Friction

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 178 loyalty points

Book synopsis

This accessible book identifies twelve mechanisms of political radicalization that can move individuals, groups, and the masses to increased sympathy and support for political violence. Terrorism is an extreme form of radicalization, and the book describes pathways to terrorism to demonstrate the twelve mechanisms at work. Written by two psychologists who are acknowledged radicalization experts and consultants to the Department of Homeland Security, Friction draws heavily on case histories. The case material is wide-ranging - drawn from Russia in the late 1800s, the US in the 1970s, and the radical Islam encouraged by the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Taken together, the twelve mechanisms show how unexceptional people are moved to exceptional violence in the conflict between states and non-state challengers. Captivating, and with psychological overtones, this timely book covers one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Book details

Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Psychology Social, group or collective psychology

• Full title: Friction
• Subtitle: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us
• Author: Sophia Moskalenko, Clark R. McCauley
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 248
• EAN: 9780199747436
• ISBN: 0199747431
• ID: 04535502
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Weight: 514 g
• Dimensions: 242 × 163 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. March 2011

Trending among others

---

---

---