Dying to kill : the allure of suicide terror

Dying to kill : the allure of suicide terror / Mia Bloom.

"Mia Bloom examines the use, strategies, successes, and failures of suicide bombing in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe and assesses the effectiveness of government responses. She argues that in many instances the efforts of Israel in the Middle East, Russia in Chechnya, and the United States...

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Main Author: Bloom, Mia, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Terrorism.
Suicide bombers.
Non-governmental organizations.
terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
Non-governmental organizations
Suicide bombers
Terrorism
Selbstmordattentat
Zelfmoordaanslagen.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the historical antecedents of terror
  • Palestinian suicide bombing : public support, market share and outbidding
  • Ethnic conflict, state terror and suicide bombing in Sri Lanka
  • Devising a theory of suicide terror
  • Halting suicide terror from within : the PKK in Turkey
  • Terror 101 : the transnational contagion effects of suicide bombing
  • Feminism, rape and war : engendering suicide terror?
  • Conclusions and prospects for the future : will Iraq cause suicide terror at home?

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