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Author Aran, Gideon, author.

Title The smile of the human bomb : new perspectives on suicide terrorism / Gideon Aran ; translated by Jeffrey Green.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
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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
Suicide bombers -- Israel.
Suicide bombings -- Israel.
Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior -- Israel.
Palestinian Arabs -- Suicidal behavior -- Israel.
Victims of terrorism -- Israel.
Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-
Suicide bombers. (OCoLC)fst01137612
Suicide bombings. (OCoLC)fst01137613
Terrorists -- Suicidal behavior. (OCoLC)fst01983653
Victims of terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01166347
Israel. (OCoLC)fst01204236
Added Author Green, Yaacov Jeffrey, translator.
Other Form: Online version: Aran, Gideon. Smile of the human bomb. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501724763 (DLC) 2018007686
ISBN 9781501724756 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
1501724754 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
9781501724763 (pdf)
1501724762 (pdf)
9781501724770 (epub/mobi)
1501724770 (epub/mobi)
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