The smile of the human bomb : new perspectives on suicide terrorism /
Aran, Gideon,
The smile of the human bomb : new perspectives on suicide terrorism / Gideon Aran ; translated by Jeffrey Green. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface : Anna and .AAbed -- Glossary -- Suicide terrorism revisited : introductory notes -- Accidental monsters, unlikely heroes (A) -- Accidental monsters, unlikely heroes (B) -- Anatomy of suicide operation -- Passing : overlooked aspect of suicide terrorism -- Middle Eastern twist -- Ritual coproduction : victimizer, victim and sacrifice -- Research strategy -- Concluding analytical notes -- Afterword : two attacks on our moral order.
"Real time close-range anthropological study of Palestinian suicide terrorism in Israel during the Intifada, focusing on the arena of explosion where the disguised aggressor and the prospective victims meet, based on an unconventional research methods and hitherto classified primary sources, revising discussion of the strategic logic of suicide terrorism and offering original insights into its moral logic"--
9781501724763
2018007686
Suicide bombers--Israel.
Suicide bombings--Israel.
Terrorists--Suicidal behavior--Israel.
Palestinian Arabs--Suicidal behavior--Israel.
Victims of terrorism--Israel.
Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-
Electronic Books.
HV6433 / .S655 2018
The smile of the human bomb : new perspectives on suicide terrorism / Gideon Aran ; translated by Jeffrey Green. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface : Anna and .AAbed -- Glossary -- Suicide terrorism revisited : introductory notes -- Accidental monsters, unlikely heroes (A) -- Accidental monsters, unlikely heroes (B) -- Anatomy of suicide operation -- Passing : overlooked aspect of suicide terrorism -- Middle Eastern twist -- Ritual coproduction : victimizer, victim and sacrifice -- Research strategy -- Concluding analytical notes -- Afterword : two attacks on our moral order.
"Real time close-range anthropological study of Palestinian suicide terrorism in Israel during the Intifada, focusing on the arena of explosion where the disguised aggressor and the prospective victims meet, based on an unconventional research methods and hitherto classified primary sources, revising discussion of the strategic logic of suicide terrorism and offering original insights into its moral logic"--
9781501724763
2018007686
Suicide bombers--Israel.
Suicide bombings--Israel.
Terrorists--Suicidal behavior--Israel.
Palestinian Arabs--Suicidal behavior--Israel.
Victims of terrorism--Israel.
Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-
Electronic Books.
HV6433 / .S655 2018