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OverviewThis book provides up-to-date coverage of the policies, strategies, and effects of suicide in war, examining this subject from societal and military perspectives to shed light on the justifications for using human beings as expendable weapons. Suicide warfare has expanded over the years and become a global phenomenon. In some parts of the world, it has become rooted in the fabric of society. Westerners often find it difficult to grasp why someone would be willing to sacrifice their life in order to take the lives of others. Suicide Warfare: Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon provides a thorough examination of the topic that enables readers to understand the justification for suicide warfare and better appreciate how the ideology of the individuals and organizations that resort to suicide warfare greatly complicates security issues in the 21st century. The book covers the policies, strategies, and effects of suicide in war, examining suicide warfare in its entirety from a theoretical standpoint, and then applying those theories to the actual manifestations of and politico-military responses to suicide warfare. The author discusses specific organizations such as Al Qaeda and the Chechen rebels, analyzing each within its societal context, military justification, individual motivation, and outcomes, and addresses principles of sociological and conflict theory to place suicide warfare in a clearer conceptual framework. The book presents case studies that allow readers to better understand abstract theories and make distinctions between individual cases of suicide warfare. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rosemarie SkainePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.709kg ISBN: 9780313398643ISBN 10: 031339864 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 09 January 2013 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Tables and Maps Preface Acknowledgments I. Theoretical Analysis of Suicide Warfare 1 Defining Suicide Warfare 2 Suicide Warfare in Modern Conflicts 3 Suicide Warfare and Policies of War 4 Strategies of Suicide Warfare 5 Effects of Suicide Warfare II. Case Studies 6 Japan's Kamikaze Pilots 7 Hezbollah and Palestinian Conflicts with Israel 8 Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers 9 Chechen Separatists 10 Al Qaeda Conclusion: Suicide as a Weapon in War Appendix: Documents A. President George W. Bush, the National Security Strategy, Preemptive Self-Defense, ""The Bush Doctrine""—Excerpt B. President Barack Obama's Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009, Just War—Excerpt C. Al Qaeda's Seven Stages Plan D. Chechen Separatist Note of Demands to President Putin, August 30, 2004 E. The Killing of Osama bin Laden F. Osama bin Laden's Last Letter, Late May 2010, to Shaykh Mahmud ('Atiyya)—Excerpt Notes Bibliography Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationRosemarie Skaine, MA, is a professional writer. Her published work includes ABC-CLIO's Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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