Why is Terrorism a Man’s Business?

Chapter 6 - Why is Terrorism a Man’s Business?

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2019

Anne Maria Möller-Leimkühler

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Donatella Marazziti: Affiliation:
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University of California, San Diego

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Information: Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry , pp. 49 - 67

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