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Female suicide bombers / Rosemarie Skaine.

Title
Female suicide bombers / Rosemarie Skaine.
Author
Skaine, Rosemarie.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2006.

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ix, 225 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"This work discusses the history of suicide bombing and profiles the female suicide bomber. It raises the question of why women are increasingly used as bombers and explores the Western societal biases that tend to cast women in nonviolent roles. This book also examines the organizations, their scope and training methods"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Suicide bombings
  • Terrorism
  • Women suicide bombers
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-211) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The phenomenon of suicide bombing -- The female suicide bomber in society -- Freedom fighters or terrorists? -- Middle East conflicts in Lebanon and Turkey -- The conflict in Sri Lanka -- The Chechen-Russian conflict -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- United States policies and new strategies -- Analysis.
ISBN
0786426152 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2006001511
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library