{"product_id":"suicide-terrorism-hardback-9780745633824","title":"Suicide Terrorism (Hardback) 9780745633824","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSuicide Terrorism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAmi Pedahzur (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745633824, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Ami Pedahzur’s articulate and groundbreaking work not only addresses how terrorism occurs, but also why terrorist groups have chosen suicide terrorism as a tactic throughout the globe ... an outstanding examination of suicide terrorism.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A noteworthy and essential addition to the body of literature. Pedahzur adds significant, accessible insight into suicide operations that informs strategic, operational, and tactical perspectives.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish Army Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Helps us understand the gendered nature of suicide terrorism.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNicola Pratt, \u003ci\u003eDemocratiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSuicide Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e is among the most authoritative and incisive analyses of this subject available. Ami Pedahzur’s meticulous research and trenchant analysis coupled with his direct experience of suicide terrorism’s corrosive effects on society endow the book with a perspective and gravitas unique in the literature. \u003ci\u003eSuicide Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the emergence and growth of this tactic and the best means to counter it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBruce Hoffman, \u003ci\u003eUS Military Academy, West Point;\u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eInside Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a comprehensive approach to a difficult phenomenon by someone who knows his subject well. Pedhazur writes with the cool clarity of a seasoned social scientist, but with the sensitivity of one who has lived through suicide attacks and can count former students and colleagues among the victims. Comparing cases of Muslim militants associated with Al-Qaeda, Hamas and Hizbollah, with Sri Lankan Tamil separatists, Kurdish nationalists and Japanese kamikaze fighters, he derives a complex analytic framework with cultural, political and socio-psychological dimensions. This book brings our understanding of this increasingly familiar form of terrorism to a new level of sophistication.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Juergensmeyer, author of \u003ci\u003eTerror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ami Pedahzur has established himself as one of the most astute observers of terrorist violence in general and suicide terrorism in particular. In this work he answers all the crucial questions concerning the when, why and how of suicide attacks. This is an outstanding book by an outstanding young scholar.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeonard Weinberg, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Nevada Reno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSuicide Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhaustive study and provides incisive analysis of the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMia Bloom, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSuicide terrorism in its modern form made its first appearance in Lebanon in the early 1980s. Over the last quarter century, terrorist attacks perpetrated by suicide bombers have spread to many corners of the world and have become a major threat for both the governments and citizens of numerous countries. Can this devastating phenomenon be attributed to a specific religion or culture? What are the causes and motivations that lead ordinary people to embark upon suicide attacks? How are potential bombers trained for their mission? And is it possible for democratic governments to effectively cope with this challenge?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this compelling book, Ami Pedazhur investigates the root causes of suicide terrorism and its rapid proliferation in recent years. Drawing on a variety of sources, the book explores the use of human bombs in Lebanon, Israel, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Chechnya, Iraq, and the ostentatious attacks of Al-Qaeda and the global jihad. It is the only book to offer such an in-depth, up-to-date, cross cultural analysis of suicide terrorism in the twenty-first Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 What is Suicide Terrorism?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Symbiosis between Terror and Death\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Suicide Terrorism?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Features of Suicide Terrorism in the World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTactical Features of Suicide Terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of Operation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTargets of Suicide Terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlan of the Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 How Can Suicide Terrorism Be Explained?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic-Rational Decision-Making\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social-Cultural Aspect\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecruitment of the Potential Suicide Bomber\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organisational Procedure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Turning to Suicide Terrorism: Hezbollah and the Palestinian Organisations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFounding Fathers of Modern-Day Suicide Terrorism The Hezbollah in Lebanon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism A Winning Strategy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism as a Tool for Gaining Power in Political Arenas in Lebanon and the Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal or Internal Struggle? Suicide Terrorism in the Palestinian Arena\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism A Strategy for Advancing the Peace Process?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism as a Strategy in the Contemporaneous Struggle against both Israel and the Palestinian Authority\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism as a Tool in Rivalry among Organisations The Case of the Al-Aqsa Intifada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Turning to Suicide Terrorism The LTTE and the PKK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverall Strategy or a Specific Tactic? Suicide Terrorism of the LTTE in Sri Lanka\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism as a Tool in the Tamil Minority's Struggle for Independence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism and the Tamil Political Arena\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors Leading to the LTTE's Suspension of Suicide Attacks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism as a Means of Organisational Survival The PKK in Turkey\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopular Support, Member Morale or Strategic Interest? The PKK's Opting for Suicide Terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Turkish Policy in Thwarting Further PKK Suicide Actions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Transition to Suicide Terrorism: Al-Qaeda and the Network of the Islamic Fundamentalist Groups\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strategy of Ostentatious Suicide Terrorism The Al-Qaeda Organisation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism of the Islamic Fundamentalist Groups\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Who Becomes a Suicide Terrorist?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreconditions for the Emergence of Suicide TerrorismCommitment as a Motivation for Suicide Attacks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Motivation for Suicide Attacks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Crisis as Motivation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Crisis as Motivation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevenge as Motivation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Analysis of the Motivations of Palestinian Suicide Bombers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Recruitment and Socialisation of the Suicide Terrorist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Environmental Setting of Suicide Terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecruitment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispatching\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Consequences of Suicide Terrorism Afterword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Suicide Terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Response to Suicide Terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort-Term Offensive Responses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort-Term Defensive Responses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong-Term Offensive Responses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong-Term Defensive Responses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Suicide Bombings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406616260888,"sku":"9780745633824","price":44.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745633824.jpg?v=1784140830","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/suicide-terrorism-hardback-9780745633824","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}