The Psychology of Suicidal Terrorism

Terrorists, Victims and Society: Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and its Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 93-108

  Silke, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ismalili shiites; Kurdish Homeland; Security personnel; Suicidal terrorism; Suicide attacks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948988731     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713600.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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