| Description |
xv, 337 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Theoretical analysis of suicide warfare -- Defining suicide warfare -- Suicide warfare in modern conflicts -- Suicide and policies of war -- Strategies of suicide warfare -- Effects of suicide warfare -- Case studies -- Japan's kamikaze pilots -- Hezbollah and Palestinian conflicts with Israel -- Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers -- Chechen separatists -- Al Qaeda -- Conclusion: Suicide as a weapon in war -- Appendix: Documents -- A. President George W. Bush, national security strategy, pre-emptive self defense, "The Bush Doctrine" -- B. President Barack Obama acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009, "Just War" - excerpt -- Al Qaeda's seven stages plan -- Chechen separatist note of demands to President Putin, August 30, 2004 -- E. The killing of Osama bin Laden -- F. Osama bin Laden's Last Letter, Late May 2010, to Shaykh Mahmud ("Atiyya") - Excerpt. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Suicide -- Political aspects.
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Suicide bombings.
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Kamikaze airplanes.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780313398643 (hbk. alk. paper) |
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9780313398650 (electronic bk.) |
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