
Al-Qaeda and Sacrifice
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This is a pioneering critical intervention into the study of terrorism, language and political thought. Challenging the commonly held idea that ‘suicide-bombings’ are motivated by a nihilistic hatred of life, this book argues that it is more helpful to examine such violent agency through the concept of ‘sacrifice’.
Through a unique look at the way ‘sacrifice’ is used in the Arabic language, this bo...
Through a unique look at the way ‘sacrifice’ is used in the Arabic language, this bo...
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This is a pioneering critical intervention into the study of terrorism, language and political thought. Challenging the commonly held idea that ‘suicide-bombings’ are motivated by a nihilistic hatred of life, this book argues that it is more helpful to examine such violent agency through the concept of ‘sacrifice’.
Through a unique look at the way ‘sacrifice’ is used in the Arabic language, this bo...
Through a unique look at the way ‘sacrifice’ is used in the Arabic language, this bo...
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