The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat

by Mark S. Hamm

Book Overview

The Madrid train bombers, shoe-bomber Richard Reid, al-Qaeda in Iraq, and the 9/11 attacks--all were led by men radicalized behind bars. By their very nature, prisons are intended to induce transformative experiences among inmates, but today's prisons are hotbeds for personal transformation toward terrorist beliefs and actions due to the increasingly chaotic nature of prison life caused by mass incarceration. In The Spectacular Few, Mark Hamm demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814723969
• ISBN13: 9780814723968
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"