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Author: Benedict Wilkinson Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0197521894 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
This book explores terrorism as a strategic choice-- one made carefully and deliberately by rational actors. Through an analysis of the terrorist groups of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, this book charts a series of different strategic 'scripts' at play in terrorist behavior, from survival, to efforts in mobilizing a supporter base, through to the grinding attrition of a long terrorist campaign. The theme that runs through all the organizations is the unbridgeable gap between their strategic vision, and what actually unfolds. Regardless of which script terrorists follow, they often fall short of achieving their political ambitions. And yet, despite its frequent failure, the terrorist strategy is returned to time and again-- people continue to join such groups, and to commit mindless acts of violence. Scripts of Terror explores the reasons behind this. It asks why, if terrorism is so rarely successful and so hard to pull off, its approach remains an appealing one. And it examines how terrorists formulate their strategies, and how they envisage achieving their ambitions through violence. Most importantly, it explores why they so often fail.
Author: Benedict Wilkinson Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0197521894 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
This book explores terrorism as a strategic choice-- one made carefully and deliberately by rational actors. Through an analysis of the terrorist groups of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, this book charts a series of different strategic 'scripts' at play in terrorist behavior, from survival, to efforts in mobilizing a supporter base, through to the grinding attrition of a long terrorist campaign. The theme that runs through all the organizations is the unbridgeable gap between their strategic vision, and what actually unfolds. Regardless of which script terrorists follow, they often fall short of achieving their political ambitions. And yet, despite its frequent failure, the terrorist strategy is returned to time and again-- people continue to join such groups, and to commit mindless acts of violence. Scripts of Terror explores the reasons behind this. It asks why, if terrorism is so rarely successful and so hard to pull off, its approach remains an appealing one. And it examines how terrorists formulate their strategies, and how they envisage achieving their ambitions through violence. Most importantly, it explores why they so often fail.
Author: Benedict Wilkinson Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0197530982 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
This book explores terrorism as a strategic choice-- one made carefully and deliberately by rational actors. Through an analysis of the terrorist groups of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, this book charts a series of different strategic 'scripts' at play in terrorist behavior, from survival, to efforts in mobilizing a supporter base, through to the grinding attrition of a long terrorist campaign. The theme that runs through all the organizations is the unbridgeable gap between their strategic vision, and what actually unfolds. Regardless of which script terrorists follow, they often fall short of achieving their political ambitions. And yet, despite its frequent failure, the terrorist strategy is returned to time and again-- people continue to join such groups, and to commit mindless acts of violence. Scripts of Terror explores the reasons behind this. It asks why, if terrorism is so rarely successful and so hard to pull off, its approach remains an appealing one. And it examines how terrorists formulate their strategies, and how they envisage achieving their ambitions through violence. Most importantly, it explores why they so often fail.
Author: Gilbert Washaya Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1524633496 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 142
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The terrorist script is a plea to humanity that he is not a terrorist but society is pushing him into that dark world. You bombed my house killed my family I ran away. Sought asylum in your country you treated me bad. You would not allow me to work. I sought free medication you refused me I sought help from lawyers I had no money.... You deported me to the world full of terrorists? Are you surprised Im radicalised? The characters depicted are refugees from various countries savaged by British French USA and German bombs. After rigorous journeys through dangerous seas and borders they are accosted by a host whose agenda is cryptically benevolent.
Author: Max Taylor Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1441173420 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 196
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In this groundbreaking work, leading scholars and experts set out to explore the utility of the concept of affordance in the study and understanding of terrorism and political violence. Affordance is a concept used in a variety of fields, from psychology to artificial intelligence, which refers to how the quality of an environment or object allows an individual to perform a specific action. This concept can represent an important element in the process of choice involved in behavior, and is closely related to situational analyses of criminal behavior. In this book, the contributors set out to explore how this concept can be used to study terrorism and, as a result, develop management strategies. Essays discuss such topics as affordance in relation to counterterrorism, technology, cyber-jihad, ideology, and political ecologies. By importing the concept of affordance and a new set of research to the study of terrorism, the authors offer an innovative and original work that challenges and adds to various aspects of situational crime prevention and counterterrorism.
Author: Joan D. Atwood Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9781560324119 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 358
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This book is appropriate as a text for postgraduate marriage and family counselor/therapist training, and also as a professional development resource for practicing marriage and family counselors. The first three chapters of this book introduce the notions of social construction assumptions and social scripting theory. The remaining chapters then apply the theory of "scripting" to common clinical family situations seen in therapy, such as death and grief in the family, premarital child-bearing, adolescence, couples therapy, and chemical dependence in the family.
Author: Marc Blake Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1441195068 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 270
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Tales of horror have always been with us, from Biblical times to the Gothic novel to successful modern day authors and screenwriters. Though the genre is often maligned, it is huge in popularity and its resilience is undeniable. Marc Blake and Sara Bailey offer a detailed analysis of the horror genre, including its subgenres, tropes and the specific requirements of the horror screenplay. Tracing the development of the horror film from its beginnings in German Expressionism, the authors engage in a readable style that will appeal to anyone with a genuine interest in the form and the mechanics of the genre. This book examines the success of Universal Studio's franchises of the '30s to the Serial Killer, the Slasher film, Asian Horror, the Supernatural, Horror Vérité and current developments in the field, including 3D and remakes. It also includes step-by-step writing exercises, annotated extracts from horror screenplays and interviews with seasoned writers/directors/ producers discussing budget restrictions, screenplay form and formulas and how screenplays work during shooting.
Author: Silvan S. Tomkins, PhD Publisher: Springer Publishing Company ISBN: 9780826144096 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 588
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"...brilliant..."--Malcolm Gladwell, Author of Blink "The writings for which this essay is offered as a Prologue consumed him from the mid-1950s throughthe end of his life in 1991. Knowing it was his ìlifework,î Tomkins conflated ìlifeî and ìwork,î reifyingthe superstition that its completion would equal death and refusing to release for publication long-completedmaterial. He knew the risks associated with this obsessive, neurotic behavior, and the results were as bad aspredicted. The first two volumes of Affect Imagery Consciousness (AIC) were released in 1962 and 1963,Volume III in 1991 shortly before he succumbed to a particularly virulent strain of small cell lymphoma, andVolume IV a year after his death. This last book contains Tomkinsís understanding of neocortical cognition,ideas that are even now exciting, but until this current publication of his work as a single supervolume, almostnobody has read it. The bulk of his audience had died along with the enthusiasm generated by his ideas. Bigscience is now more a matter of big machines and unifocal discoveries as the basis for pars pro toto reasoningthan big ideas based on the assembly and analysis of all that is known. Tomkins ignored nothing from anyscience past or present that might lead him toward a more certain understanding of the mind. Every idea,every theory deserved attention if only because significant observations can loiter in blind alleys."--From the Prologue by Donald L. Nathanson, MD Volume 1 of Springer's magisterial new two-volume edition of Tomkins's magnum opus comprises The Positive Affects and The Negative Affects.
Author: Darrell Schweitzer Publisher: Wildside Press LLC ISBN: 1880448815 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 142
Book Description
Interviews with Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Chalres L. Grant, Tanith Lee, Thomas Ligotti, Brian Lumley, William F. Nolan, F. Paul Wilson, and more.
Author: Jeanine Harvey Publisher: Baker's Plays ISBN: 9780874402049 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 20
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Flexible cast of 16 m and 21 f, or 8 m and 12 f with doubling Comedy, Jr. High/High School / Simple set In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia, a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror stories much to the delight of her lumpy husband, Igor. As she tells classics such as "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Three Werewolves", "Jekyll and Hyde", "The Tragic Tale of the Mummy", and "The Three Witches", the characters come to life. However, the stories are all a bit different than we ex
Author: Benedict Wilkinson
Author: Benedict Wilkinson
Author: Benedict Wilkinson
Author: Gilbert Washaya
Author: Max Taylor
Author: Joan D. Atwood
Author: Marc Blake
Author: Silvan S. Tomkins, PhD
Author: Darrell Schweitzer
Author: William C. Martell
Author: Jeanine Harvey