The smarter bomb
Subtitle: women and children as suicide bombers
By: Anat Berko ; translated by Elizabeth Yuval
Contributors: Yuval, Elizabeth, translator
Edition: Updated edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781442219533
Subjects: Child suicide bombers; Psychology; Martyrdom; Islam; Women suicide bombers; Arab-Israeli conflict; Suicide bombers
Other titles: Women and children as suicide bombers
Work titles: Ishah petsatsah
Description: "This compelling book offers a unique glimpse into the motivations of suicide bombers, especially women and children, and those who recruit and dispatch them. As a woman and a mother, Anat Berko was able to win the trust of imprisoned bombers and speak with them intimately. Entering Israel's most heavily secured cells, she met with female and adolescent would-be suicide bombers and their dispatchers, lawyers, and interrogators. The personal stories are greatly enriched by the inclusion of the sketches and letters many prisoners gave to the author. She explores vital questions surrounding the forces that lead individuals to place explosives on their bodies, kill and injure scores of civilians, and take their own lives. The answers offer a rare and candid portrayal that will be essential reading for all those wanting to understand the interior world of suicide bombers and how to communicate with terrorists."--
Notes: Translation of: Ishah petsatsah.

Previous edition: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.