Introduction Part I. The Framework: 1. Political self-sacrifice 2. Agency 3. Body and emotion Part II. The Historical Cases: 4. Hunger strikes in Northern Ireland, 1980-1 5. Martyrdom in Poland, 1984 6. Self-immolation in Vietnam, 1963 Part III. Comparisons and Conclusions: 7. Martyrdom in the contemporary Middle East and north Africa 8. The public diplomacy of suffering.
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