Library Catalogue

Location

Public Safety Canada Library

Resource

e-Books

Alternate Title

Prisoner radicalization and the evolving terrorist threat [electronic resource]

Authors

• Hamm, Mark S.
• NetLibrary, Inc.

Publishers

• New York :  New York University Press, c2013.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description

1 online resource.

Summary

This book argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars.

Subject

• Terrorists - Recruiting - United States.
• Muslim prisoners - United States.
• Prisoners - United States.
• Radicalism - Religious aspects - Islam.
• Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam.
• Terrorism - United States.

Contents

1. The invisible history of prisoner radicalization -- 2. Islam in prison -- 3. Prisoner radicalization after 9/11 -- 4. The spectacular few -- 5. Pathways to terrorism -- 6. The riddle of radicalization -- 7. Al-Qaeda of California -- 8. The new barbarians -- 9. Terrorist kingpins and the de-radicalization movement.