The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers

by Adam Lankford

Book Overview

The Myth of Martyrdom presents a startling look at the deepest, darkest secrets that terrorists pray you'll never know.

For decades, experts from the most powerful governments and prestigious universities around the world have told us that suicide bombers are psychologically normal men and women driven by a single-minded purpose: self-sacrifice. As it turns out, this claim originated with the terrorist leaders themselves, who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230342132
• ISBN13: 9780230342132
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.1" x 6.1"