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The banality of suicide terrorism : the naked truth about the psychology of Islamic suicide bombing / Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin ; foreword by Phyllis Chesler.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kobrin, Nancy, author.
Contributor:
Chesler, Phyllis, writer of foreword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Suicide bombings--Psychological aspects.
Suicide bombings.
Suicide bombers--Psychology.
Suicide bombers.
Terrorism--Psychological aspects.
Terrorism.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (192 p.)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Washington, District of Columbia : Potomac Books, Inc., [2010]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Reveals the centrality of the mother-child relationship in suicide terrorism
Contents:
The mother's shame and the terrorist's blame
Islam: imitation of Judaism? Food for thought
The death pilots of September 11
Osama bin Laden : political violence and Islamic suicidal terrorism
Bin Laden's concubines : the Jews and the crusaders?
Beyond terrorism : the psychological depths of al-Qaeda
A political serial killing by proxy : Christian Ganczarski the escort and the Djerba synagogue bombing
How can we stop Islamic suicide terrorism?
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-59797-601-6
OCLC:
755590160

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