Shahids - Islam and Suicide Attacks

Informationen zum Autor Shaul Shay Suicide terror has become a fundamental strategic weapon in the confrontation between Fundamentalist Islam and its adversaries and now constitutes a threat to world welfare and security. The Shahids proposes that the nature of this terror changed after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. In this first book to be published on the subject, the author offers both an interpretation and an overall picture of a worldwide phenomenon that is not yet fully recognied, even in Israel, which remains a central arena for the perpetration of suicide attacks by terror organiations. This volume maps out the overall phenomenon of suicide attacks, as well as identifies various organiations and central key figures through comparative cross-sections. Zusammenfassung Suicide terror has become a fundamental strategic weapon in the confrontation between Fundamentalist Islam and its adversaries and now constitutes a threat to world welfare and security Inhaltsverzeichnis Glossary of Terms, Foreword, Introduction, 1. Definitions and a Historical Review of the Phenomenon of Suicide Attacks, 2. Suicide Attacks in the Modern Era—The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 3. Suicide Attacks in the Modern Era—Throughout the World, 4. Summary, Appendices, Appendix A: Development of Islamic Suicide Attacks, Appendix B: Trends in the Development of Terror, Appendix C: A List of Suicide Attacks, October 2000-December 2003, Index

Product details

• Authors: Shaul Shai, Shaul Shay, Shaul/ Farkash Shay, Shay Shaul, Aharon Ze’evi Farkash
• Assisted by: Rachel Lieberman (Translation)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2004
• EAN: 9780765802507
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0250-7
• No. of pages: 225
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Islamic countries, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities