The Enigma Of Islamist Violence

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Are suicide bombers pathological, as psychologists claim, or clever strategists? Are suicide attacks perpetrated by Islamists as a matter of belief or do they reflect socio-economic realities? The debate surrounding Islamist violence remains locked in oppositional arguments that fail to take into account the variety of its global manifestations. Suicide attacks are relatively common in Kashmir and Israel, but almost nonexistent in Algeria and Yemen, two countries that have hosted long-running, violent Islamist campaigns. In this volume, leading scholars transcend rigid and disembodied readings of Islamist violence by focusing on the highly diverse, local origins of this contemporary phenomenon. Contributors: AmA(c)lie Blom (Centre de Recherches Internationales de la Sorbonne (CRIS, UniversitA(c) Paris-I); Ludmila du Bouchet (University of Cambridge); LA]titia Bucaille (University of Bordeaux); Olivier Grojean (UniversitA(c) de Lille 2); Jan-Erik Lane (University of Geneva); PA(c)nA(c)lope LarzilliA]re (Institut de Recherche pour le DA(c)veloppement); Luis Martinez (CERI-Sciences-Po); Hamadi Redissi (University of Tunis, Tunisia)

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