What should states do with the bodies of suicide bombers and other jihadists who die while perpetrating terrorist attacks? This original and unsettling book explores the host of ethical and political questions raised by this dilemma, from (non-)legitimization of the 'enemy' and their cause to the non-territorial identity of individuals who identified in life with a global community of believers. Because states do not recognize suicide bombers as enemy combatants, governments must decide individually what to do with their remains. Riva Kastoryano offers a window onto this challenging predicament through the responses of the American, Spanish, British and French governments after the Al-Qaeda suicide attacks in New York, Madrid and London, and Islamic State's attacks on Paris in 2015. Interviewing officials, religious and local leaders and jihadists' families, both in their countries of origin and in the target nations, she has traced the terrorists' travel history, discovering unexpected connections between their itineraries and the handling of their burials. This fascinating book reveals how states' approaches to a seemingly practical issue are closely shaped by territory, culture, globalization and identity.

Riva Kastoryano is CNRS Research Director and Professor at Sciences Po Paris. She is the author of, inter alia, Negotiating Identities: States and Immigrants in France and Germany.

List of Maps Introduction Part One. Body, Land and Territory Chapter One. The Power of Discourse Chapter Two. The Question of Burial: A Name, a Place and a Trace Chapter Three. The Territory at Stake: To Die for Palestine Part Two. 9/11 - New York Chapter One. The Hijackers' Trajectories and Their Burial Chapter Two. Local History and Its Global Representation Chapter Three. The Global Nation and Its Enemies Part Three. 11M - Madrid Chapter One. Trajectories and Burials Chapter Two. Between Spain and the Maghreb: The Transnational Issue Part Four. 7/7 - London Chapter One. Trajectories and Burials Chapter Two. The Homegrown Terrorist Chapter Three. The End of Multiculturalism? Conclusion Bibliography Index