© Columbia University Press
Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror
Paper, 280 pages, 16 photos
ISBN: 978-0-231-13321-0
$23.95
/ £16.95
May, 2005
Cloth, 280 pages, 16 photos
ISBN: 978-0-231-13320-3
$75.00
/ £52.00
"This lucid and comprehensive study of the historical roots and contemporary motivations of suicide terror is a major study." — Publishers Weekly
"Ms. Bloom...who has done extensive field research...[is] able to present a more nuanced and better informed analysis of suicide terror." — Joshua Sinai, Washington Times
"[Bloom] sheds interesting light on a phenomenon often mistakenly believed to be restricted to the Middle East." — Washington Post Book World
"An insightful investigation into the internal workings of terrorist groups." — Karl Helicher, ForeWord
"Pertinent for western countries... It's a great introduction for students and those wishing to know more about the complex motivations of suicide bombers." — Katherine Boothroyd, Altar Magazine
"Bloom offers valuable insights into the rational calculus of terrorist groups." — Peter Pham, The National Interest
"The book is both well written and very informative... In troubled times such as these the book is worth reading." — Stefan Isaksson, UFO.SE
"A detailed study of suicide terror." — Ira Smolensky, Salem Press
"[Bloom] makes a convincing case." — Mayer Nudell, Security Management
"Bloom offers valuable insights into the rational calculus of terrorist groups." — J. Peter Pham, Current
"A welcome addition to a rapidly growing field of research." — Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca, Political Science Quarterly
"Dying to Kill leaves us with a better understanding of the effects of oppression on populations, and the rationale behind the adoption of suicide bombing as a strategy by both groups and individuals." — Aharon Horowitz, Azure
"Anyone who wishes to really attempt to understand the history and motivations, Mia Bloom’s tome is the way to go." — American Jewish Life
"The most insightful and comprehensive assessment of suicide bombing to date. Why do they do it? How can we stop them? In focusing on a type of terrorism likely to be increasingly important in the future, Mia Bloom has performed an important service for all of us." — Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill
"Dying to Kill is the first scholarly, book-length treatment of the phenomenon of suicide terrorism. It is at once strengthened and enlivened by Mia Bloom's mastery of the subject, her impressive fieldwork and new and novel approaches to analyzing this growing threat. Most importantly, this is a book that will appeal as much to those charged with countering suicide terrorism as to scholars seeking to understand it." — Bruce Hoffman, author of Inside Terrorism editor-in-chief of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, and senior Fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy
"The most comprehensive and lucid book on suicide terror available, one that helps take the mystery out of the phenomena." — David C. Rapoport, editor, Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence