Male and female suicide bombers: Different sexes, different reasons?

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 304-326

  Jacques, Karen ^a   Taylor, Paul J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41749102919     PISSN: 1057610X     EISSN: 15210731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10576100801925695     Document Type: Article

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