Al-Qaeda and Sacrifice - Martyrdom, War and Politics

Informationen zum Autor Melissa Finn is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Global Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. She is the co-editor of a special edition of Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East , entitled 'Veiled Constellations: The Veil, Critical Theory, Politics, and Contemporary Society' (Spring 2012). Klappentext Insightful examination of the idea of 'sacrifice' in al-Qaeda suicide attacks. Goes beyond the usual simplistic accounts of Jihadi movements. Zusammenfassung A unique study of the language and political thought of jihadis

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• Authors: Melissa Finn, Finn Melissa
• Assisted by: Yasir Qadhi (Foreword)
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2012
• EAN: 9780745332635
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3263-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Islamic Studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities