The role of the quest for personal significance in motivating terrorism

The Psychology of Social Conflict and Aggression

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 153-164

  Kruglanski, Arie W ^a   Orehek, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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