The business of martyrdom [electronic resource] : a history of suicide bombing / Jeffrey W. Lewis.
Lewis, Jeffrey William, 1969-
2012
HV6431 .L493 2012eb
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Title The business of martyrdom [electronic resource] : a history of suicide bombing / Jeffrey W. Lewis.
Author Lewis, Jeffrey William, 1969-
ISBN 9781612510972 (electronic book)
1612510515
1612510973
9781612510514
Imprint Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 346 p.) : ill.
Call Number HV6431 .L493 2012eb
Summary "The only comprehensive history available of suicide bombing from its origins in Imperial Russia to the current day, The Business of Martyrdom examines the bombers, their societies, and the organizations that train and sponsor them. Writing for a broad audience, Lewis draws on the history and philosophy of technology in order to explain the evolution and diffusion of suicide bombing across time and from region to region. Lewis presents a model for suicide bombing that integrates individual psychology, organizational motivations, and social support. He argues that suicide bombing is a technology that has been invented and re-invented at different times in different areas, but always for the same purpose: resolving a mismatch in military capabilities between antagonists by utilizing the available cultural and human resources."--Book jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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