- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd (1 Aug 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1849041601
- ISBN-13: 978-1849041607
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 3.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 441,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bloom explores how and why women become terrorists and suicide bombers in this engrossing, deeply researched account. ... Covering groups from the Black Widow Bombers of Chechnya to the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka ... this balanced, readable account offers invaluable insights into a hidden and disturbing world. --Publishers Weekly
'Mia Bloom's Bombshell is a genuine contribution to our understanding of women and terrorism. It demystifies the myths about female terrorists, who often form the invisible infrastructure of terrorism.' --Professor Marc Sageman, author of Leaderless Jihad and Understanding Terror Networks
The 9/11 team was all-male, led by Mohammed Atta, fastidious in his concern that no woman should be allowed to touch his dead body or appear at his funeral. But as Mia Bloom sets out to illustrate in Bombshell, female suicide bombers have rivalled their male counterparts as death-dealers and were doing so long before 9/11. --Toronto Globe and Mail
'Mia Bloom's Bombshell is a genuine contribution to our understanding of women and terrorism. It demystifies the myths about female terrorists, who often form the invisible infrastructure of terrorism.' --Professor Marc Sageman, author of Leaderless Jihad and Understanding Terror Networks
The 9/11 team was all-male, led by Mohammed Atta, fastidious in his concern that no woman should be allowed to touch his dead body or appear at his funeral. But as Mia Bloom sets out to illustrate in Bombshell, female suicide bombers have rivalled their male counterparts as death-dealers and were doing so long before 9/11. --Toronto Globe and Mail
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The ultimate stealth weapon, female terrorists kill on average four times more people than their male counterparts. In Bombshell Bloom seeks to understand what motivates women and to redress the gap in our understanding of women's roles by interviewing women previously involved in terrorist groups. Bloom provided a unique and rare first hand glimpse into the psychology, culture and social networks of women who become terrorists. Bombshell takes an in-depth look at women involved in terrorism in Chechnya, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, the UK, and the US. Why are more women drawn to terrorism than ever before? Do women volunteer to be terrorists, or are they coerced? Does women's participation in terrorism have any positive impact on their place in society? Drawing on secondary literature and primary research, Bloom examines the increasing role of women in terrorism, and considers what it means for the societies from which they come.
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