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Klappentext A feminist interrogation of how terrorism is constructed as a violence that upsets the order of international politicsThis book looks at how gender, race, and heteronormative expectations of public life shape Western understandings of terrorism as irrational, immoral and illegitimate. It looks at the profiles of eight well-known terrorist actors, looking for gendered, racial, and sexualised assumptions in how their stories are told. Additionally, it interrogates how the current counterterrorism focus upon radicalisation is another way of constructing terrorists outside of the Western ideal. Finally, the book argues that mainstream Terrorism Studies must contend with the growing misogynist and racialised violence against women. Key Features. Presents a strong critique of 'radicalisation' by looking at UK Prevent and Prevent Tragedies. Conducts 8 profiles of various terrorist actors, including Andreas Baader, Bernardine Dohrn, Leila Khaled, Dhanu, Anders Breivik, Nidal Hasan and Aafia Siddiqui. Includes a discussion of the mass shooters Elliot Rodger, Dylann Roof and Anders Breivik in relation to misogynistic terrorism. Provides an intersectional feminist critique of Terrorism StudiesCaron E. Gentry is a Professor in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Welcome to the Grey; Chapter 1: The Structural Signification of Terrorism; Chapter 2: Intersecting Terrorism Studies; Chapter 3: Strange Bedfellows: What Happens When We Ask the Other Question?; Chapter 4: Ir/rationality: Radicalisation, 'Black Extremism,' and Prevent Tragedies; Chapter 5: What Does Not Get Counted: Misogynistic Terrorism; Conclusion: Disordered Violence; Notes
