| Description |
1 online resource (xxxviii, 336 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : Anna and ʻAbed -- Glossary -- Suicide terrorism revisited : introductory notes -- Accidental monsters, unlikely heroes (A) -- Accidental monsters, unlikely heroes (B) -- Anatomy of suicide operation -- Passing : overlooked aspect of suicide terrorism -- Middle Eastern twist -- Ritual coproduction : victimizer, victim and sacrifice -- Research strategy -- Concluding analytical notes -- Afterword : two attacks on our moral order. |
| Summary |
"Real time close-range anthropological study of Palestinian suicide terrorism in Israel during the Intifada, focusing on the arena of explosion where the disguised aggressor and the prospective victims meet, based on an unconventional research methods and hitherto classified primary sources, revising discussion of the strategic logic of suicide terrorism and offering original insights into its moral logic"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-) |
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Suicide bombers -- Israel.
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Suicide bombers. |
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Israel. |
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Suicide bombings -- Israel.
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Suicide bombings. |
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior -- Israel.
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior. |
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Terrorists. |
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Palestinian Arabs -- Suicidal behavior -- Israel.
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Palestinian Arabs. |
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Suicidal behavior. |
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Victims of terrorism -- Israel.
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Victims of terrorism. |
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Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Green, Yaacov Jeffrey, translator.
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| Added Title |
New perspectives on suicide terrorism |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Aran, Gideon. Smile of the human bomb. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501724756 (DLC) 2018005817 |
| ISBN |
9781501724763 (electronic book) |
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1501724762 (electronic book) |
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9781501724770 |
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1501724770 |
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9781501724756 |
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