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1 online resource (pages) Although many scholars have studied terrorism, few scholars have ever studied terrorism from the aspect of its initial origins in social movements. Not only is research concerning this phenomenon outdated, but there has also been no consensus as to what causes terrorism. Many contemporary terrorist organizations were once social movements that formed for a specific purpose using nonviolent tactics to accomplish their agenda. Eventually, terrorist tactics became the method of choice for these once peaceful social movements. This book focuses on why this transition occurred; why did a peaceful social movement transition to a terrorist organization? The case studies in this book include: the Muslim Brotherhood, the ETA, the FARC, and the LTTE. The study focuses on the individual characteristics, group dynamics, and external forces that caused social movements to use terrorist tactics. It ascertained who made the decision to use terrorism, and why and how that person or group of people ascended to a leadership position within the social movement. After the people, time, and place are found pertaining to the first decision to use terrorism, this book examines w

Author

Rinehart, Christine Sixta, 1980-

Publisher

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780739197325

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Social Science