| Edition |
Random House Trade Paperback ed. |
| Description |
viii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Includes a new afterword" -- p. [1] of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Growing threat -- Explaining suicide terrorism -- pt. 1. Strategic logic of suicide terrorism. A strategy for weak actors -- Targeting democracies -- Learning terrorism pays -- pt. 2. Social logic of suicide terrorism. Occupation and religious difference -- Demystifying al-Qaeda -- Suicide terrorist organizations around the globe -- pt. 3. Individual logic of suicide terrorism. Altruism and terrorism -- Demographic profile of suicide terrorists -- Portraits of three suicide terrorists -- Conclusion. A new strategy for victory -- Afterword: Why the war on terrorism is heading south -- Appendix I. Suicide terrorist campaigns, 1980-2003 and Iraq through 2005 -- Appendix II. Occupations by democratic states, 1980-2003 -- Appendix III. Salafism in major Sunni Muslim majority countries. |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Psychological aspects.
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Terrorism -- Psychological aspects. |
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior.
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior. |
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Terrorists. |
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Terrorism -- Prevention. |
| ISBN |
0812973380 paperback |
| Standard No. |
9780812973389 |
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