Making sense of suicide missions / edited by Diego Gambetta.

"Suicide attacks are a defining act of political violence and an extraordinary social phenomenon. This book investigates the organizers of suicide missions and the perpetrators alike"--Provided by publisher.

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Other Authors: Gambetta, Diego, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Kamikaze, 1943-5 / Peter Hill
  • Tamil tigers, 1987-2002 / Stephen Hopgood
  • Palestinians, 1981-2003 / Luca Ricolfi
  • Al-Qaeda, September 11, 2001 / Stephen Holmes
  • Dying without killing : self-immolations, 1963-2002 / Michael Biggs
  • Killing without dying : the absence of suicide missions / Stathis Kalyvas, Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca
  • Motivations and beliefs in suicide missions / Jon Elster
  • Can we make sense of suicide missions? / Diego Gambetta.