Manufacturing human bombs
Subtitle: the making of Palestinian suicide bombers
By: Mohammed M. Hafez.
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781929223725
Subjects: Suicide bombings -- Palestine; Arab-Israeli conflict, 1993-; Political violence -- Psychological aspects; Terrorism -- Government policy
Description: "Concise and packed with useful information, Manufacturing Human Bombs offers students an excellent introduction to its subject; for readers already well versed in terrorism and the Middle East, the volume offers a combination of empirical data, considerable analytical breadth and depth, and evenhandedness."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Explanations of suicide terrorism; title: Palestinian suicide bombings since 1993; title: Organizational motives : the strategic logic of insurgent groups; title: Individual motives : the redemptive logic of suicide bombers; title: Societal motives : the logic of communities in conflict; title: Policy implications.