How Is Terrorism Changing Us? Threat Perception and Political Attitudes in the Age of Terror /

• Main Author: Vergani, Matteo (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Political communication.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Communication.; Political Communication.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Media and Communication.

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Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Effects of the Perceived Threat of Terrorism on Groups
• 3. Perceived Terrorism Threat and Ideology
• 4. Terrorism and the Media
• 5. Terrorism and Death
• 6. Terrorism as a Reminder of Mortality
• 7. Mortality Salience and Political Violence
• 8. Conclusion.