John Horgan: 12 books
Sean Lemass: The Enigmatic Patriot
The Definitive Biography of Ireland’s Great Modernising Taoiseach
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1997
The definitive biography of Seán Lemass, the finest Taoiseach in the history of the Irish State
There are few facets of Irish life which do not owe something to the genius, effectiveness or determination of Lemass. Horgan’s biography explores that contribution quite brilliantly.
Bertie Ahern,...
by John Horgan
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
War is a fact of human nature. As long as we exist, it exists. That's how the argument goes.
But longtime Scientific American writer John Horgan disagrees. Applying the scientific method to war leads Horgan to a radical conclusion: biologically speaking, we are just as likely to be peaceful...
The End Of Science
Facing The Limits Of Knowledge In The Twilight Of The Scientific Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
In The End of Science, John Horgan makes the case that the era of truly profound scientific revelations about the universe and our place in it is over. Interviewing scientific luminaries such as Stephen Hawking, Francis Crick, and Richard Dawkins, he demonstrates that all the big questions that can...
Rational Mysticism
Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2004
The author of The End of Science chronicles the most advanced research into such experiences as prayer, fasting, and trances in this “great read” (The Washington Post).
How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences “work”? What induces and defines them? Is...
Irish Media
A Critical History since 1922
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Irish Media: A Critical History maps the landscape of media in Ireland from the foundation of the modern state in 1922 to the present. Covering all principal media forms, print and electronic, in the Republic and in Northern Ireland, John Horgan shows how Irish history and politics have shaped the...
by John Horgan
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Nuova edizione, aggiornata e ampliata, di un libro unico nel suo genere, acclamato dagli addetti ai lavori e apprezzato da un pubblico ampio. Il libro presenta lo stato dell’arte della nostra conoscenza e comprensione della psicologia del terrorismo (di ogni matrice, da quella politica a quella...
Divided We Stand
The Strategy and Psychology of Ireland's Dissident Terrorists
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
Terrorism has returned to the streets of Northern Ireland. In the years after the 1998 Real IRA bombing of Omagh, which killed 29 people, violent dissident Republican groups have re-emerged as a major security threat to a region that has been denied peace, stability, and prosperity for too long. Those...
by John Horgan
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Reports and dispatches from Ireland's finest writers: the first-ever anthology of Irish reportage.
Alongside its world-famous tradition of great fiction, Ireland has a less well known but thrilling tradition of reportage: journalism, dispatches and eyewitness accounts. From Elizabeth Bowen...
by John Horgan
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Terrorism is first and foremost about psychological warfare. One of their main concerns is to project strength and power that far exceeds what they are capable of in reality. They come out of the shadows, strike, and then disappear again. They rely on these tactics because otherwise they would...
by John G. Horgan
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
This new edition of John Horgan's critically acclaimed book is fully revised and expanded.
The book presents a critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology. Despite the on-going search for a terrorist pathology, the most insightful and evidence-based...
Walking Away from Terrorism
Accounts of Disengagement from Radical and Extremist Movements
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
This accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process.
Focusing on the tipping points for disengagement from groups such as Al Qaeda, the IRA and the UVF, this volume is informed by the...
Doing Relationship-Based Social Work
A Practical Guide to Building Relationships and Enabling Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Relationships and communication are the foundation of good social work practice. This book offers a new model, drawn from research and practical experience, which describes how to carry out effective relationship-based social work.
Doing Relationship-Based Social Work provides a refreshing...