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The Smile of the Human Bomb New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism
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Title
The Smile of the Human Bomb [electronic resource] : New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism / Gideon Aran ; translated by Jeffrey Green.
ISBN
1501724762
9781501724763
9781501724770
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - 2018 Complete.
Project MUSE - 2018 Global Cultural Studies.
Project MUSE - 2018 Middle Eastern Studies.
Other formats
Print version: Aran, Gideon, author. Smile of the human bomb Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 13, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface : Anna and ʻAbed
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.
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Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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Project Muse.
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