The business of martyrdom : a history of suicide bombing / Jeffrey W. Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Jeffrey William, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide bombings--History.

Suicide bombings.

Suicide bombers--History.

Suicide bombers.

Terrorism--History.

Terrorism.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2012]

Summary:

For general readers with an interest in the history of political violence, this volume on suicide bombing examines the tactic in a variety of historical contexts and explores the influence on psychological, societal and organizational factors on the practice. Beginning with the first use of suicide bombing in Imperial Russia, the work covers instances of tactic suicide in Lebanon, among the Tamil Tigers, in Palestine, and finally in the modern Jihadist movement. The work provides a readable explanation of this pressing and timely subject. Lewis is a professor of international relations at Ohio State University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Martyrdom as innovation: the invention of suicide bombing in Imperial Russia

The weapon of martyrdom: Lebanon, 1981-1985

Martyrdom and control: the reinvention of suicide bombing by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Trial runs: the provisional IRA and the Workers' Party of Kurdistan

Managing martyrdom, part I: Palestinian suicide bombing in the 1990s

Managing martyrdom, part II: Palestinian suicide bombing in the second Intifada and after, 2000-2010

Globalized martyrdom: the Jihadi movement and suicide bombing after 9/11

The business of martyrdom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612510514

1612510515

9781612510972

1612510973

OCLC:

757469539