David Cook is an American historian and professor of the history of Islam at

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. Cook earned his PhD at the

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. Cook is noted among scholars of Islam for his "diligent reading and clear translations" of Islamic texts.

Books

* ''Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic''. Princeton: Darwin Press, 2003, in the series "Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam". * ''Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature''. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2005. * ''Understanding Jihad''. Berkeley:

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, 2005. * ''Martyrdom in Islam''. Cambridge:

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, 2007. * ''Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks'' (with Olivia Allison). Westport, CT: Praeger Press, 2007.

References

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