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The globalization of martyrdom : Al Qaeda, Salafi Jihad, and the diffusion of suicide attacks / Assaf Moghadam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moghadam, Assaf, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism.
- Suicide--Political aspects.
- Suicide.
- Suicide bombings.
- Qaida (Organization).
- Jihad.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The global proliferation of suicide missions
- Al Qaeda and the primacy of suicide attacks
- Salafi Jihad and the veneration of martyrdom
- From Al Qaeda to global jihad
- Suicide missions from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan
- The United Kingdom and the 7/7 bombings
- The rise of suicide attacks in Iraq.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-333) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801890550
- 0801890551
- OCLC:
- 213765665
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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