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100 1 a| Cook, David,d| 1966-=| ^A540167;

245 10 a| Understanding and addressing suicide attacks :b| the faith and politics of martyrdom operations /c| David Cook and Olivia Allison ; foreword by Edward P. Djerejian.;

260 a| Westport, Conn. :b| Praeger Security International,c| 2007.;

300 a| xv, 202 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Suicidex| Religious aspectsx| Islam.=| ^A1401812;

650 0 a| Suicide bombers.=| ^A581068;

650 0 a| Martyrdomx| Islam.=| ^A565089;

650 0 a| Violencex| Religious aspectsx| Islam.=| ^A163989;

650 0 a| Islam and politics.=| ^A128225;

650 0 a| Islamic fundamentalism.=| ^A361741;

700 1 a| Allison, Olivia,d| 1981-=| ^A716448;

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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.

Author/creator	Cook, David, 1966-
Other author	Allison, Olivia, 1981-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007.
Description	xv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Suicide--Religious aspects. --Islam. Suicide bombers. Martyrdom--Islam. Violence--Religious aspects. --Islam. Islam and politics. Islamic fundamentalism.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index.
LCCN	2007003037
ISBN	9780275992606 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0275992608 (alk. paper)

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