Times of Terror

Discourse, Temporality and the War on Terror
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-30866-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 201 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 274 g

Since 11 September 2001, the War on Terror has dominated global political life. The book takes a critical look at different ways in which the George W. Bush administration created and justified this far-reaching conflict through their use of language and other discursive practices.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jarvis, Lee

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction Making Time, Shaping Time Writing Radical Discontinuity Writing Linear Times Writing Timelessness Time, Violence, Identity, Politics Bibiography List of Sources Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lee Jarvis is a Senior Lecturer in International Security at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has articles published in a range of top journals including Security Dialogue, Political Studies, Millennium, and International Relations. He is author of Times of Terror: Discourse, Temporality and the War on Terror, and co-author of Terrorism: A Critical Introduction. The latter was awarded a 2012 Choice Outstanding Academic Title award.