The Smile of the Human Bomb : : New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism /

The Smile of the Human Bomb : : New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism / / Gideon Aran.

In 2017, nearly six thousand people were killed in suicide attacks across the world.In The Smile of the Human Bomb, Gideon Aran dissects the moral logic of the suicide terrorism that led to those deaths. The book is a firsthand examination of the bomb site at the moment of the explosion, during the...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
Aran, Gideon,
MitwirkendeR:
Green, Jeffrey,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (376 p.) :; 8 b&w halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: Anna and ʿAbed
  • Glossary
  • 1. Suicide Terrorism Revisited: Introductory Notes
  • 2. Accidental Monsters, Unlikely Heroes (A)
  • 3. Accidental Monsters, Unlikely Heroes (B)
  • 4. Anatomy of a Suicide Operation
  • 5. Passing: An Overlooked Aspect of Suicide Terrorism
  • 6. Middle Eastern Twist
  • 7. Ritual Coproduction: Victimizer, Victim, and Sacrifice
  • 8. Research Strategy: Sources and Methods
  • 9. Concluding Comparative and Analytical Notes
  • Afterword: Two Attacks on Our Moral Order
  • Notes
  • Index

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