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The missing martyrs : why there are so few Muslim terrorists /

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Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? The question may sound absurd, given the death & destruction wrought in the name of Islam; but if there are a billion Muslims in the world, many of whom supposedly hate the West and desire martyrdom, why don't we see terrorist attacks everywhere, ever...

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Main Author: Kurzman, Charles
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Religion module.
Subjects:
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Terrorists > Psychology.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Islam > 21st century.
Islam > 1800-
Terrorisme > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Terroristes > Psychologie.
Terrorisme > Prévention.
Islam > Histoire > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
Islam
Terrorism > Prevention
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam
Terrorists > Psychology
Musulmans > Et le terrorisme.
Since 1800
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? The question may sound absurd, given the death & destruction wrought in the name of Islam; but if there are a billion Muslims in the world, many of whom supposedly hate the West and desire martyrdom, why don't we see terrorist attacks everywhere, every day?
Physical Description:1 online resource (v, 248 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199830435
0199830436
9780199897414
0199897417