{"product_id":"the-price-of-paradise","title":"The Price of Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003emust-read\u003c\/b\u003e book on the most frightening phenomenon of the modern age ... Fascinating'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eProvocative\u003c\/b\u003e and timely.... \u003cb\u003ehighly readable\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In an \u003cb\u003eexceptional\u003c\/b\u003e piece of work Iain Overton subjects the suicide bomber to his seasoned investigative skills from pre-revolutionary Russia to the present day.'\u003cb\u003e Jon Snow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An informative book on a \u003cb\u003etimely\u003c\/b\u003e topic that demands critical scrutiny.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating insight into a topic that has tragically defined our times' \u003cb\u003eLevison Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An immensely readable and \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c\/b\u003e book. Overton writes with great sensitivity and perception.'\u003cb\u003e Mark Juergensmeyer author of \u003ci\u003eTerror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving... Overton has gone further than most to understand the motivations of the modern-day suicide bomber.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Meticulously researched history.' \u003cb\u003eThe National\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in the age of the suicide bomber. The suicide bomb itself takes more lives than any other type of explosive weapon. Moreover in the last 5 years more people have been killed by suicide attacks than at any other time in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow has this descent deep into the heart of terror escalated in such a way? What drives people to blow themselves up and what are the consequences? More importantly perhaps what can be done to combat the rising spread of this form of violence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigative journalist Iain Overton addresses the fundamental drivers of modern day suicide attacks in this fascinating and important book showing how the suicide bomber has played a pivotal role in the evolution of some of the most defining forces of the modern age - from Communism and the Cold War to the modern day War on Terror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterviewing Russian anarchists Japanese kamikazes Hezbollah militants survivors of suicide bombings and countless other sources of valuable information while travelling to places such as Iran Irak and Pakistan Overton skilfully combines historical narrative travelogue interviews and testimonies and brings his research alive thanks to potent facts and visceral storytelling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe result is a powerful and unforgettable read the first non-academic attempt to chart the rise of this horrific weapon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791217979571,"sku":"9781787470873","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478123469781787470873.jpg?v=1762854282","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-price-of-paradise","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}