Suicide bombing

"The dead do not lie": die Bedeutung des Todes im politisch motivierten Suizid im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert

by Lorenz Graitl

In: "Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung" 2009 (German language)

Altruistic Suicide' was the name Durkheim (1897) applied to self-killings that result from a 'too strong' integration... more Altruistic Suicide' was the name Durkheim (1897) applied to self-killings that result from a 'too strong' integration into society, and which are thus not ostracized as self-murder but rather acknowledged as heroic sacrifice. For Durkheim, this form was destined for extinction as a relic of archaic collective consciousness. In the course of the 20th century, however, this type of suicide by no means disappeared; on the contrary, new forms like the suicide attack, the hunger strike and the protest suicide evolved. This article deals with what gave rise to these phenomena and how they can best be analyzed. Focusing on textual representations, it will elaborate upon how dying is transformed into a communicative act and how one's own death can thus be used as a political weapon.

Suicide Bombs

by Piers Page

Conceptualizing Terrorist Violence and Suicide Bombing

by Murad Ismayilov

Journal of Strategic Security, vol. 3 (2010), no. 3, pp. 15-26.

Suicide Bombings in Operation Iraqi Freedom

by John P. Sullivan

Land Warfare Paper Co-authored with Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan (Land Warfare Paper 46W, September 2004)

The authors' research details about the historical and strategic context of this form of warfare, how it has affected... more The authors' research details about the historical and strategic context of this form of warfare, how it has affected coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and how the U.S. Army needs to adapt to the enemy’s continuing use of suicide attacks in the future.

Suicide bombing as an Unusual Cause of Spinal Cord Injury: A descriptive Case series from Pakistan

by Farooq Rathore