Bombshells: Women and terror

Gender Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-21

  Bloom, Mia ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobilization; Occupation; Rape; Suicide Bombers; Terrorism; Terrorist; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957899912     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-011-9098-z     Document Type: Article

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