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Making Sense of Suicide Missions
News - 07. March 2005

Making Sense of Suicide Missions

CSCW researcher Diego Gambetta is the editor of a new book on suicide missions, which is now available.
Suicide attacks have become the defining act of political violence of our age. From New York City to Baghdad, from Sri Lanka to Israel, few can doubt that they are a terrifying feature of an increasing number of violent conflicts. This book sheds more light on these extraordinary acts.

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