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Author:
Charny, Israel W.
Title:
Fighting suicide bombing : a worldwide campaign for life / I.W. Charny.
Publisher:
Praeger Security International,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
xxix, 283 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Suicide bombers--Psychology.
Suicide bombings--Prevention.
Terrorism--Prevention.
Terrorism--Islam.--Islam.
Martyrdom--Islam.
Suicide--Islam.--Islam.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-268) and index.
Contents:
How can they do it? -- Suicide bombing and its growing place in the world today -- Contradictory image meanings of suicide bombings -- Are suicide bombers a proper subject of psychology? -- The ultimate existential meaning of suicide bombings: the killing of human life -- Facing the dangerous future of civilization honestly -- Is it right to fear and condemn all Muslims? (of course not!) -- Promoting a new worldwide constituency for human life and making suicide bombing unattractive and unacceptable -- A proposal for a "worldwide campaign for life" by the leaders of many religions and other world leaders and heroes.
ISBN:
9780275993368 (alk. paper)
0275993361 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)71126661
LCCN:
2006025924
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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