The smile of the human bomb : new perspectives on suicide terrorism / Gideon Aran ; translated by Jeffrey Green.
Aran, Gideon, author.; Green, Yaacov Jeffrey, translator.
2018
HV6433.I75 A735 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
The smile of the human bomb : new perspectives on suicide terrorism / Gideon Aran ; translated by Jeffrey Green.
Author
Aran, Gideon, author.
ISBN
9781501724756 (hardcover)
1501724754 (hardcover)
9781501724763 (electronic book)
1501724762 (electronic book)
9781501724770 (electronic book)
1501724770 (electronic book)
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
xxxviii, 336 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
HV6433.I75 A735 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.325095694
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Green, Yaacov Jeffrey, translator.
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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.

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