Suicide bombers in Iraq : the strategy and ideology of martyrdom

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hafez, Mohammed M, 1970-
Corporate Author: United States Institute of Peace.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C: U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 2007..
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007014114.html
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Suicide bombers in historical and theoretical perspective
  • Pt. 1. Insurgents and their strategies. Nationalists and Baathists
  • The jihadi Salafis
  • Suicide terrorism in the Iraqi insurgency
  • Pt. 2. The alchemy of martyrdom: ideology, theology, and mythology of suicide terrorism. The ideology and theology of martyrdom
  • Martyrdom mythology in Iraq
  • Pt. 3. Martyrs without borders: transnational networks and volunteerism in Iraq. Arab fighters in Iraq
  • European Muslims in Iraq
  • Implications for theory and policy
  • Appendix 1: List of Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq, 2003-2006
  • Appendix 2: Names and nationalities of known suicide bombers in Iraq
  • Appendix 3: Zarqawi's men
  • Appendix 4: Al Qaeda's evolution in Iraq.