The Globalization of Martyrdom: Al Qaeda, Salafi Jihad, and the Diffusion of Suicide Attacks

by Assaf Moghadam

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This groundbreaking volume examines the rise and spread of suicide attacks over the past decade. Sorting through 1,270 terror strikes between 1981 and 2007, Assaf Moghadam attributes their recent proliferation to the mutually related ascendance of al Qaeda and its guiding ideology, Salafi Jihad, an extreme interpretation of Islam that rejects national boundaries and seeks to create a global Muslim community.

In exploring the roots of the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1421400588

ISBN13:9781421400587

Release Date:April 2011

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Death & Grief National & International Security Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Specific Topics Suicide Terrorism

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