Martyrs or murderers? Victims or victimizers?: The voices of would-be Palestinian female suicide bombers

Female Terrorism and Militancy: Agency, Utility, and Organization

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 146-166

  Berko, Anat ^a,b,c,d   Erez, Edna ^e  

^a Intl Plcy Inst Counter Terrorism   (Israel)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^c Center of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism   (Turkey)

^d Israel's Counter Terrorism Team Israeli Council for National Security   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84917274869     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203937266     Document Type: Chapter

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