The Terrorist Identity Jay Zimmerman Wheeler blends these compelling personal

Wheeler blends these compelling personal accounts into a startlingly vivid tapestry of war and a dramatic narrative that entertains as well as informs

paying particular attention to their need to craft compelling rationales for their actions

and the emerging field of complexity science

and dumped extraordinary sums of cash into the hands of the Taliban

The Terrorist Identity Jay Zimmerman Wheeler blends these compelling personalWho would strap a bomb to his chest, walk into a crowded subway station and blow himself up? Only by examining how a terrorist understands his own identity and actions can this question be answered. The authors of The Terrorist Identity explore how the notion of self concept combined with membership in terrorist and extremist groups, can shape and sustain the identity of a terrorist as well as their subsequent justification for violence and the