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On suicide bombing / Talal Asad.

On suicide bombing / Talal Asad.

On suicide bombing / Talal Asad.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKR4oMwyQX

On suicide bombing / Talal Asad.

About this item

Full title

On suicide bombing / Talal Asad.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

Call Numbers

N363.325/24

Record Identifier

74VKR4oMwyQX

MMS ID

991023261909702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

128 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents

Terrorism -- Suicide terrorism -- Horror at suicide terrorism.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c2007.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"Drawing on his extensive scholarship in the study of secular and religious traditions as well as his understanding of social, political, and anthropological theory and research, Asad questions Western assumptions regarding death and killing. He scrutinizes the idea of a "clash of civilizations," the claim that "Islamic Jihadism" is the essence of...

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Full title

On suicide bombing / Talal Asad.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Wellek Library lectures.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-120) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2007.

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Other version (online)

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N363.325/24

Record Identifier

74VKR4oMwyQX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKR4oMwyQX

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ISBN

9780231511971 (ebooks)

0231141521 (clothbound : alk. paper)

9780231141529 (clothbound : alk. paper)

0231511973 (ebooks)

DDC

363.325

MMS ID

991023261909702626

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