Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-215) and index.
Contents
Terror in America: The day our world changed -- Terror management theory: An evolutionary existential account of human behavior -- Terror management research: Coping with conscious and unconscious death-related thoughts -- Terror management research: Prejudice and self-esteem striving -- Black Tuesday: The psychological impact of 9/11 -- Managing the terror -- The roots of Islamic terrorism -- Giving peace a chance -- In the wake of 9/11: Rising above the terror.