Prison islam in the age of sacred terror

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 667-685

  Hamm, Mark S ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Islam in prison; Muqqaddimah; Prisoner de radicalization; Prisoner radicalization; Terrorism; Terrorist subcultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249200917     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azp035     Document Type: Article

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