General Information

Author/Creator

Pape, Robert Anthony, 1960-

Language

English.

Published

New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006.

Physical Description

viii, 353 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Subject

Terrorism > Psychological aspects.

Terrorists > Suicidal behavior.

Terrorism > Prevention.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Robert A. Pape.

Note

"Includes a new afterword" -- p. [1] of cover.

Content

Introduction -- The growing threat -- Explaining suicide terrorism -- pt. 1. The strategic logic of suicide terrorism. -- A strategy for weak actors -- Targeting democracies -- Learning terrorism pays -- pt. 2. The social logic of suicide terrorism -- Occupation and religious difference -- Demystifying al-Qaeda -- Suicide terrorist organizations around the globe -- pt. 3. The individual logic of suicide terrorism -- Altruism and terrorism -- The demographic profile of suicide terrorists -- Portraits of three suicide terrorists -- Conclusion. A new strategy for victory -- Afterword: Why the war on terrorism is heading south -- Appendix I. Suicide terrorist campaigns, 1980-2003 and Iraq through 2005 -- Appendix II. Occupations by democratic states, 1980-2003 -- Appendix III. Salafism in major Sunni Muslim majority countries.

ISBN

0812973380

9780812973389

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	303.6/25 PAP		OSA Repository	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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