The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism - Couverture souple

Barker, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1859844332 ISBN 13 : 9781859844335

Editeur : Verso Books, 2003

Synopsis

Since the events of September 11, 2001, the uses of the word terrorism seem to have multiplied, and it has never been clearer that one person's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism looks at debates about September 11 and the responses to it, but also analyses the causes and contexts of terrorism the world over. Jonathan Barker provides a highly accessible historical sketch of terrorism, looking at core examples from the Middle East, instances of state terrorism, and the existence of a terrorist fringe to political movements such as anti-apartheid. He guides readers through the moral and political theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts and draws attention to the battle of images and ideas that accompanies them. The book moves away from moral judgements, demonstrating how social analysts and psychologists view the dynamics of terrorism. Furthermore it examines the consequences of terrorist acts for popular politics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Barker is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Street-Level Democracy and Rural Communities under Stress. He retired recently from thirty years of teaching politics and development issues at the University of Toronto and at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1859844332
• ISBN 13: 9781859844335
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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