Description |
xxxviii, 336 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
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 : sources and methods -- Concluding analytical notes -- Afterword : two attacks on our moral order. |
Subject |
Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-) (OCoLC)fst00804015
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Suicide bombers -- Israel.
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Suicide bombings -- Israel.
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior -- Israel.
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Palestinian Arabs -- Suicidal behavior -- Israel.
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Victims of terrorism -- Israel.
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Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-
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Suicide bombers. (OCoLC)fst01137612
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Suicide bombings. (OCoLC)fst01137613
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Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior.
(OCoLC)fst01983653
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Victims of terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01166347
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Israel. (OCoLC)fst01204236
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Added Author |
Green, Yaacov Jeffrey, translator.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Aran, Gideon. Smile of the human bomb. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501724763 (DLC) 2018007686 |
ISBN |
9781501724756 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper) |
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1501724754 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper) |
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9781501724763 (pdf) |
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1501724762 (pdf) |
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9781501724770 (epub/mobi) |
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1501724770 (epub/mobi) |
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