The Psychological Impact of Isolated Acts of Terrorism

Terrorists, Victims and Society: Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and its Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 131-159

  Sprang, Ginny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family members; Natural disasters; Oklahoma city bombing; Terrorism; World trade center

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948981943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713600.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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