Female Suicide Bombings: A Critical Gender Approach

by W. Andy Knight and Tanya Narozhna

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487520042
• ISBN13: 9781487520045
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"