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

• Autore: Pape Robert Anthony <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325
• Soggetto topico: Suicide bombings; Terrorists - Suicidal behavior - Middle East; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Terrorism - Prevention
• Soggetto geografico: United States History, Military 21st century; United States Military policy
• Altri autori: FeldmanJames K (James Kendrick)
• 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: Cutting the fuse
• ISBN: 1-282-77583-9; 9786612775833; 0-226-64564-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818041503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Chicago Series on International and Dome