Terrorism : The Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Joseba. Zulaika
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Chicago, IL : : University of Chicago Press, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (287 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Rethinking the War on Terror; I. The Rhetorics of Terrorism; II. Terrorist Subjectivities; III. Self-Fulfilling Politics; Epilogue: The Passion for Ignorance and Its Catch-22; Notes; Index. - In counterterrorism circles, the standard response to questions about the possibility of future attacks is the terse one-liner: "Not if, but when." This mantra supposedly conveys a realistic approach to the problem, but, as Joseba Zulaika argues in Terrorism, it functions as a self-fulfilling prophecy. By distorting reality to fit their own worldview, the architects of the War on Terror prompt the behavior they seek to prevent-a twisted logic that has already played out horrifically in Iraq. In short, Zulaika contends, counterterrorism has become pivotal in promoting terror
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| ISBN | 9780226994154. - 9780226994161
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