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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458639703321

Autore

Pape Robert Anthony <1960->

Titolo

Cutting the fuse [[electronic resource] ] : the explosion of global suicide terrorism and how to stop it / / Robert A. Pape, James K. Feldman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-77583-9

9786612775833

0-226-64564-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions

Altri autori (Persone)

FeldmanJames K (James Kendrick)

Disciplina

363.325

Soggetti

Suicide bombings

Terrorists - Suicidal behavior - Middle East

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Terrorism - Prevention

Electronic books.

United States History, Military 21st century

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism."

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why focus on suicide terrorism -- Analytic overview -- Why occupation ignites suicide terrorism -- What really motivates transnational suicide terrorists -- The largest suicide terrorist campaigns -- Iraq -- Afghanistan -- Pakistan -- Al Qaeda -- Lebanon -- Israel and Palestine -- Chechnya -- Sri Lanka -- The end of fear, the beginning of understanding.

Sommario/riassunto

Cutting the Fuse offers a wealth of new knowledge about the origins of suicide terrorism and strategies to stop it. Robert A. Pape and James K. Feldman have examined every suicide terrorist attack worldwide from 1980 to 2009, and the insights they have gleaned from that data fundamentally challenge how we understand the root causes of terrorist campaigns today-and reveal why the War on Terror has been ultimately counterproductive. Through a close analysis of suicide



campaigns by Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Israel...