{"product_id":"women-in-modern-terrorism-9781442274983","title":"Women in Modern Terrorism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent events, including the rise of the Islamic State and its overt recruitment of Western women, have once again brought the issue of women participating in terrorist organizations to the forefront. Yet much remains to be understood about why women join terrorist organizations and why groups choose to incorporate them into their structures and operations. Women in Modern Terrorism, which draws from a unique dataset compiled over a decade, tackles these questions and analyzes women's inclusion in terrorist organizations since the beginning of modern terrorism, covering both religious and ethno-nationalist terrorism and conflict.The text opens with a discussion of the definition of terrorism before examining key issues, such as how and why women join terrorist groups, what women's inclusion in terrorist organizations reveals about the nature and longevity of both the groups and the conflicts, the future of women's role in terrorist organizations and attacks (particularly given the rise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a well-written, empirically-based account of the role of women in modern terrorism. * Perspectives on Terrorism *\u003cbr\u003eWomen in Modern Terrorism is a well-structured and well-written book…. The book is accessible enough for readers with a general interest in the topic to benefit from…. The main strength of Women in Modern Terrorism is its comparative approach…. Davis sharply analyses existing literature and common perspectives on women and terrorism and political violence…. Women in Modern Terrorism provides a well-written overview of key debates in the field of terrorism studies and will provide a useful summary to the reader aware of the book’s limitations. * The London School of Economics and Political Science Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eDavis follows excellent leads and develops a database of women involved in conflicts involving jihadi movements from Chechnya to Nigeria to Sri Lanka and beyond.... The book has a crisp, clear logical structure and uses a large database of terrorist events (known as the Women in Terrorist Incidents database). One of the other aspects that Davis is successful in highlighting is the way in which ideas filter between these groups providing them with some commonality and enabling them to remain unique within their context. * Politics, Religion \u0026amp; Ideology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Women in Modern Terrorism \tDefining Terrorism \tData Collection and Methodology \tStudying Women in Terrorism  Chapter 1: Organizational Decision Making \tWomen’s Roles in Terrorist Organizations \tUnderstanding the Integration of Women Using Structural and Group Factors \tPredicting Women’s Involvement in Conflict  Chapter 2: Gender and the Radicalization Process(es) \tThe Process(es) of Radicalization \tGendered Radicalization? \tWomen as Lone Actors \tConclusions About Women’s Radicalization Processes  Chapter 3: Lebanese Hizballah and Palestinian Terrorist Groups  \tHizballah’s Lack of Women Operatives \tWomen as Terrorists in Palestinian Terrorist Groups \tTrends in Women’s Participation in Palestinian Terrorist Activities \tWomen: Participants in Political Violence in Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  Chapter 4: Women in Ethno-nationalist Conflict  \tWomen in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam \tWomen in the PKK \t\t Chapter 5: Women in Global Jihad: From Al Qaeda to Chechnya \tWomen in Al Qaeda Core \tThe Russia - Chechnya Conflict and Chechen Black Widows \tComparing Al Qaeda Core with Chechen Terrorist Groups  Chapter 6: Evolving Global Jihad: Boko Haram and Al Shabaab \tBoko Haram’s Bombers:  Women and Girls \tAl Shabaab’s Inclusion of Women in Modern Terrorism \tComparing Boko Haram and Al Shabaab’s Use of Women in Modern Terrorism \t Chapter 7: Women’s role in the Conflict in Iraq and Syria \tFemale Suicide Bombers in Iraq \tWomen in ISIL\t \tThe Draw of Fundamentalist Religion in the Recruitment of Women \tWomen in the (continually) evolving Jihad \t Conclusion: Trends in Female Terrorism  \tWomen’s Involvement in Modern Terrorism \tWomen as Lone Actors \tWomen’s other roles in terrorism \tAddressing Women in Terrorism through Counter-Terrorism Initiatives  Annex: Women in Terrorism Incident Dataset \tAl Shabaab \/ Somalia \tAl Qaeda \tAl Qaeda in Iraq\t \tBoko Haram \/ Islamic State West Africa \tChechen Groups \tISIL \tLTTE \tPKK \tPalestinian (Unknown group) \tPalestinian - Al Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade \tPalestinian - Palestinian Islamic Jihad \tPalestinian - Fatah \tPalestinian - Hamas \tSyrian Socialist Nationalist Party \tTTP \tUnaffiliated Events (By Country)  \tCanada \tIraq \tIsrael \tLebanon \tUnited Kingdom \tUnited States of America \t Bibliography  About the Author  Index","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040005849431,"sku":"9781442274983","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442274983.jpg?v=1750945493","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-in-modern-terrorism-9781442274983","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}