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Cook, David, 1966-
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Suicide -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Suicide bombers.
Martyrdom -- Islam.
Violence -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Islam and politics.
Islamic fundamentalism.
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Understanding and ad...
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Understanding and addressing suicide attacks : the faith and politics of martyrdom operations / David Cook and Olivia Allison ; foreword by Edward P. Djerejian.
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Cook, David, 1966-
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007.
Subjects
Suicide -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Suicide bombers.
Martyrdom -- Islam.
Violence -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Islam and politics.
Islamic fundamentalism.
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007003037.html
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9780275992606 (alk. paper) :
0275992608 (alk. paper)
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xv, 202 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Historical and Islamic roots of suicide attacks-martyrdom operations -- Shi'ites pioneer the military use of suicide attacks -- Are suicide operations the weapon of the disadvantaged? -- Self-sacrifice against the "Great Satan": Al-Qa'ida and martyrdom operations -- Spreading martyrdom operations; purifying the Muslim community -- Are suicide attacks "catching"? Militant media organs' publicity efforts -- Success of terrorist messages in the American media -- Correcting the suicide-bombing discourse -- Fighting suicide bombing and the culture of martyrdom.
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