Suicide warfare culture, the military, and the individual as a weapon / Rosemarie Skaine.

Author/creator Skaine, Rosemarie
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSanta Barbara, Calif. : Praeger,
Descriptionxv, 337 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Theoretical analysis of suicide warfare -- Defining suicide warfare -- Suicide warfare in modern conflicts -- Suicide and policies of war -- Strategies of suicide warfare -- Effects of suicide warfare -- Case studies -- Japan's kamikaze pilots -- Hezbollah and Palestinian conflicts with Israel -- Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers -- Chechen separatists -- Al Qaeda -- Conclusion: Suicide as a weapon in war -- Appendix: Documents -- A. President George W. Bush, national security strategy, pre-emptive self defense, "The Bush Doctrine" -- B. President Barack Obama acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009, "Just War" - excerpt -- Al Qaeda's seven stages plan -- Chechen separatist note of demands to President Putin, August 30, 2004 -- E. The killing of Osama bin Laden -- F. Osama bin Laden's Last Letter, Late May 2010, to Shaykh Mahmud ("Atiyya") - Excerpt.
General note"Praeger security international."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [287]-327) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012035383
ISBN9780313398643 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780313398650 (ebook)

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