Dying to win : the strategic logic of suicide terrorism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pape, Robert Anthony, 1960-
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006.
Edition:	Random House Trade pbk. ed.
Subjects:	Terrorism > Psychological aspects. Terrorists > Suicidal behavior. Terrorism > Prevention. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction. The growing threat
Explaining suicide terrorism
pt. 1. The strategic logic of suicide terrorism. A strategy for weak actors
Targeting democracies
Learning terrorism pays
pt. 2. The social logic of suicide terrorism. Occupation and religious difference
Demystifying al-Qaeda
Suicide terrorist organizations around the globe
pt. 3. The individual logic of suicide terrorism. Altruism and terrorism
The demographic profile of suicide terrorists
Portraits of three suicide terrorists
Conclusion. A new strategy for victory
Afterword: Why the war on terrorism is heading south
Appendix I. Suicide terrorist campaigns, 1980-2003 and Iraq through 2005
Appendix II. Occupations by democratic states, 1980-2003
Appendix III. Salafism in major Sunni Muslim majority countries.