Suicide bombings
In an age when the Western world is preoccupied with worries about weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands, terrorists across many parts of the globe are using a more basic device as a weapon - life itself. Suicide bombing has become a weapon of choice among terrorist groups because of its le...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Shortcuts (Routledge (Firm))
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797979406719 |
| Sumario: | In an age when the Western world is preoccupied with worries about weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands, terrorists across many parts of the globe are using a more basic device as a weapon - life itself. Suicide bombing has become a weapon of choice among terrorist groups because of its lethality and unrivalled ability to cause mayhem and fear, but what is the real driving force behind these attacks? For the first time, Suicide Bombings analyzes concrete data from The Suicide Terrorism Database at Flinders University, Australia, to explain what motivates the |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (128 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136804519 9781283241915 9786613241917 9781136804526 9780203827888 |
