The missing martyrs why are there so few Muslim terrorists? Kurzman, Charles creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2019 2019 2nd edition, updated for the age of ISIS. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (252 pages) "Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? Such questions may seem counterintuitive, in light of the death and devastation that terrorists have wrought around the world. But the scale of violence, outside of several civil war zones, has been far lower than the waves of attacks that the world feared in the wake of 9/11. Terrorists' own publications complain about the failure of Muslims to join their cause. This book draws on government sources, public opinion surveys, election results, and in-depth interviews with Muslims in the Middle East and around the world to examine barriers to terrorist recruitment, including 'radical sheik, ' liberal Islam, revolutionary rivalries, and an inelastic demand for US foreign policy. This revised edition, updated to include the self-proclaimed 'Islamic State, ' concludes that fear of terrorism should be brought into alignment with the actual level of threat, and that government policies and public opinion should be based on evidence rather than alarmist hyperbole."--Provided by publisher Why there are so few Muslim terrorists -- Radical sheik -- Thoroughly modern mujahidin -- Liberal Islam versus revolutionary Islamism -- Uncle Sam versus Uncle Usama -- Predicting the next attacks. Charles Kurzman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-244) and index. 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 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure SOCIAL SCIENCE General Islam Terrorism Prevention Terrorism Religious aspects Islam Terrorists Psychology Since 1800 fast BP190.5.T47 K875 2019eb 363.325/12 Missing martyrs Kurzman, Charles. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] 2nd edition, updated for the age of ISIS. (DLC) 2018009592 (OCoLC)1028581596 9780190907983 0190907983 9780190907990 0190907991 9780190908003 0190908009 9780190907976 0190907975 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/35214 N$T 181105 20260319180134.0 in00005716616 eng