A comparative study of Lebanese and Palestinian perceptions of suicide bombings: The role of militant Islam and socio-economic status

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 337-363

  Haddad, Simon ^a,b  

^a NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Jihad; Lebanon; Palestinians; Suicide bombings; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ISLAMISM; POLITICAL CONFLICT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE;

EID: 33645743166     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715204054155     Document Type: Article

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