Female Suicide Bombings

A Critical Gender Approach

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Fundamentalism, Middle East Religions, Islam, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
Cover of the book Female Suicide Bombings by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight ISBN: 9781487510138
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: August 4, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
ISBN: 9781487510138
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: August 4, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

As media coverage of terrorism and terroristic acts has increased so too has the discussion about the identities, motives, and gender of the perpetrators. Over the past fifteen years, there have been over 150 reported suicide bombings committed by women around the world. Because of its prominence in media reporting, the phrase “female suicide bomber” has become loaded with gendered notions and assumptions that elicit preconditioned responses in the West.

Female Suicide Bombings critically examines and challenges common assumptions of this loaded term. Tanya Narozhna and W. Andy Knight introduce female suicide bombings as a socio-political practice and a product of deeply politicized, gendered representations. Drawing on a combination of feminist and post-colonial approaches as well as terrorism studies literature, the authors seek to transcend ideological divisions in order to enhance our understanding of how gender, power, and academic practices influence our perceptions of female suicide bombings.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

As media coverage of terrorism and terroristic acts has increased so too has the discussion about the identities, motives, and gender of the perpetrators. Over the past fifteen years, there have been over 150 reported suicide bombings committed by women around the world. Because of its prominence in media reporting, the phrase “female suicide bomber” has become loaded with gendered notions and assumptions that elicit preconditioned responses in the West.

Female Suicide Bombings critically examines and challenges common assumptions of this loaded term. Tanya Narozhna and W. Andy Knight introduce female suicide bombings as a socio-political practice and a product of deeply politicized, gendered representations. Drawing on a combination of feminist and post-colonial approaches as well as terrorism studies literature, the authors seek to transcend ideological divisions in order to enhance our understanding of how gender, power, and academic practices influence our perceptions of female suicide bombings.

More books from University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Cover of the book Hopeful Travellers by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Mathematical Recreations & Essays by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Emotions, Community, and Citizenship by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book No Trespassing by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Fields of Fire by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Sociology and the Sacred by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book The Early H.G. Wells by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Marsilius of Padua at the Intersection of Ancient and Medieval Traditions of Political Thought by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book The General Practitioner by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Remembering and Forgetting in Acadie by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book After the Paris Attacks by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Prairie Fairies by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Rough Work by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
Cover of the book Essays on French History and Historians by Tanya Narozhna, W. Andy Knight
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy