Evolutionary Psychology and Terrorism - 9781138774582

Taylor & Francis

Evolutionary Psychology and TerrorismAuthor(s): Max Taylor, Jason Roach, Ken Pease\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138774582, 978-1138774582\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the evolutionary context of terrorism and political violence. \n\nWhile evolutionary thinking has come to permeate both biological and social-science theorising, it has not yet been applied systematically to the areas of terrorism and political violence. This volume seeks to do this for the first time. It presents a collection of essays on evolutionary psychology and terrorism, which encourage the reader to approach terrorism from a non-traditional perspective, by developing new approaches to understanding it and those who commit such acts of violence. The book identifies evolutionary thought as heuristically important in the understanding of terrorism, explores the key conceptual themes, and provides an evolutionary (and cross-species) underst.