The human body as a terrorist weapon : (Record no. 8071)

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Personal name DINGLEY James
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Title The human body as a terrorist weapon :
Remainder of title hunger strikes and suicide bombers /
Statement of responsibility, etc. James Dingley, Marcello Mollica
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
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Summary, etc. Hunger strikes were a feature of the internal unrest in Northern Ireland. This article considers the history of the hunger strikes and tries to identify what motivates people to participate in such acts. Suggests that traditional religious beliefs are a strong element recalling classical social theory that "emphasized the central role of religion in community". Argues that in the non-Western non-industrialised world religion has a central role in daily life. Suicide bombers (who are likened to hunger strikers) are thus said to be appealing to the populations of their own social contexts. By contrast such actions appear incomprehensible to Western observers who try (and fail) to explain the individual in western terms rather rather than in the terms of their own society.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element HUNGER STRIKES
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Topical term or geographic name entry element SUICIDE BOMBERS
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Topical term or geographic name entry element TERRORISTS
General subdivision SOCIAL CONTEXT
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Personal name MOLLICA Marcello
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Main entry heading Studies In Conflict & Terrorism:
Related parts Vol 30 no 6, June 2007, pp.459-492 (114)
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