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Simply Hitting Back at Terrorism Provides only Short-Term Solutions and Is Woefully Inadequate

Dear friends!

Please see further down a link to Hearts and Minds, a pamphlet written by Scilla Elworthy and Gabrielle Rifkind.

Please note chapter 3: Understanding terrorism: humiliation and revenge.

Most warmly!
Evelin

Hearts and Minds Human Security Approaches to Political Violence
- Simply attempting to hit back at terrorism provides only short-term solutions and is woefully inadequate

by
Scilla Elworthy
Gabrielle Rifkind

Contents

A note from the authors 7
Acknowledgements 9
1. Introduction 11
2. The links between trauma and fundamentalism 14
3. Understanding terrorism: humiliation and revenge 24
4. The growth of suicide bombing 28
5. Why do peace processes collapse? 33
6. Is non-violence an option? 40
7. A programme for change 44
8. Conclusion 61
Epilogue: after the London bombings 64
Notes 67

Posted by Evelin at July 22, 2006 03:15 AM
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