Dying to win : the strategic logic of suicide terrorism / Robert A. Pape.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. The growing threat -- Explaining suicide terrorism -- part 1. The strategic logic of suicide terrorism. A strategy for weak actors -- Targeting democracies -- Learning terrorism pays -- part 2. The social logic of suicide terrorism. Occupation and religious difference -- Demystifying al-Qaeda -- Suicide terrorist organizations around the globe -- part 3. The individual logic of suicide terrorism. Altruism and terrorism -- The demographic profile of suicide terrorists -- Portraits of three suicide terrorists -- Conclusion. A new strategy for victory -- Appendix I. Suicide terrorist campaigns, 1980-2003 -- Appendix II. Occupations by democratic states, 1980-2003 -- Appendix III. Salafism in major Sunni Muslim majority countries.