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More copies of this ISBN:Women as Terrorists: Mothers, Recruiters, and Martyrsby R. Kim Cragin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Women as Terrorists: Mothers, Recruiters, and Martyrs is the first post-September 11 book to examine women's multifarious roles in terrorist organizations of all stripes around the world. It covers political, religious, ethno-separatist, and Maoist groups in countries as diverse as Iraq, Palestine, Chechnya, Sri Lanka, Colombia, South Africa, the Philippines, and Northern Ireland. Modeling terrorist organizations as purposive organizations that depend for support, recruitment, and rationale on a culturally defined community of sympathizers, the authors explore why women become involved in terrorist groups, how terrorist leaders turn the societal attributes of women to advantage in designing terrorist campaigns, and how women fight for the right to assume strategic and combat roles in terrorist groups. The authors conclude with a review and projection of the rapidly evolving trends in the use of women in terrorist organizations, paying particular attention to al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups and considering the implications of their findings for counterterrorist strategies. Book News Annotation:Cragin and Daly, international policy analysts at RAND Corporation,
examine women's roles as operatives, logisticians, couriers,
strategic thinkers, recruiters, and symbols in diverse political,
religious, and ethno-separatist terrorist organizations around the
world, in countries including Iraq, Palestine, Chechnya, Sri Lanka,
Colombia, South Africa, and Northern Ireland. They explore why women
become involved in terrorist groups, how terrorist leaders turn the
societal attributes of women to advantage in designing terrorist
campaigns, and how women fight for the right to assume strategic and
combat roles within terrorist groups. The book concludes with a
review and projection of trends, paying particular attention to
al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups.
Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Two international policy analysts scrutinize the increasingly important operative and support roles women play in various terrorist organizations around the world. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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