The Making of a Human Bomb: An Ethnography of Palestinian Resistance

by Nasser Abufarha

Book Overview

In The Making of a Human Bomb, Nasser Abufarha, a Palestinian anthropologist, explains the cultural logic underlying Palestinian martyrdom operations (suicide attacks) launched against Israel during the Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-06). In so doing, he sheds much-needed light on how Palestinians have experienced and perceived the broader conflict. During the Intifada, many of the martyrdom operations against Israeli targets were initiated in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822344394
• ISBN13: 9780822344391
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"