Making Sense of Suicide Missions

By Diego Gambetta

Book Overview

Suicide attacks have become the defining act of political violence of our age. From New York City to Baghdad, from Sri Lanka to Israel, few can doubt that they are a pervasive and terrifying feature of our political landscape. Based on a wealth of original information and research, and containing contributions from internationally distinguished scholars, Making Sense of Suicide Missions furthers our understanding of this chilling feature of the contemporary world in radically new and unexpected ways.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199276994
• ISBN13: 9780199276998
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.4"