| Description |
1 online resource (x, 349 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Why focus on suicide terrorism -- Analytic overview -- Why occupation ignites suicide terrorism -- What really motivates transnational suicide terrorists -- The largest suicide terrorist campaigns -- Iraq -- Afghanistan -- Pakistan -- Al Qaeda -- Lebanon -- Israel and Palestine -- Chechnya -- Sri Lanka -- The end of fear, the beginning of understanding |
| Summary |
Almost every week, suicide bombers attack. We know the danger--suicide attacks kill more people than all other forms of terrorism--and in response we have sacrificed the lives of soldiers and civilians, trillions of dollars, and America's reputation abroad in a futile quest for absolute security. But do we really understand what drives people to deliberately kill themselves on a mission to harm the innocent?Cutting the Fuse offers a wealth of new knowledge about the origins of suicide terrorism and strategies to stop it |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Suicide bombings.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior -- Middle East.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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United States -- Military policy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Feldman, James K. (James Kendrick)
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Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism.
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| LC no. |
2010019947 |
| ISBN |
0226645649 (electronic bk.) |
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9780226645643 (electronic bk.) |
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(hbk. ; alk. paper) |
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(hbk. ; alk. paper) |
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